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Overview Recent Changes Your Watchlist Search Widget. Definition of treasury stock. Stock that has been repurchased or otherwise reacquired by a company either to be cancelled or resold.

Although the shares remain issued, they are no longer considered part of the total shares outstanding that are taken into account in calculating earnings per share or market capitalisation. Treasury stock can be used in several ways, including supplying shares for the exercise of stock options or convertible bonds. Add Term to Watchlist.

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