letter stock
noun
Simple meaning
Stock that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general public.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
lehterstahkSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈlɛtɚsˈtɑk
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Stock that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general public
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Stock that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general public
Used this way, letter stock is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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