stock symbol

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   the letters used to identify listed companies on the securities exchanges where they are traded

   Broadersymbol

Questions about stock symbol

What does stock symbol mean?

stock symbol means "the letters used to identify listed companies on the securities exchanges where they are traded".

Is stock symbol a common word?

stock symbol is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.