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Noun: treasury stock  tre-zhu-ree stók
  1. Stock that has been bought back by the issuing corporation and is available for retirement or resale; it is issued but not outstanding; it cannot vote and pays no dividends
    "The company's buyback program increased its treasury stock, giving it more flexibility for future financial decisions";
    - treasury shares, reacquired stock

Derived forms: treasury stocks

Type of: stock

Encyclopedia: Treasury stock