What is a share of ownership in a corporation called?

Question:- What is a share of ownership in a corporation called?

Answer

A part of ownership in a business is called as stock or stake. Incase an individual / entity buys share in an organization, have ownership stakes in a particular organization through purchasing its stock. The stock is the evidence of ownership in the total Corp. value and gives the holder of stocks specific privileges in the course of the Corp.’s operations, for example, voting rights in important decisions and receiving dividends should the Corp. pay out some of its earnings to the owners. Companies use equity as a form of capital to finance their operations and growth, while as an investor, quantity of the stock owned determines its proportionate interest in the corporation and its revenues. Stock can be listed via stock exchanges and can be held as treasury shares or unissued and it plays value depending on the company’s performance or conditions in the market.