American Depositary Receipt
noun
Definition of American Depositary Receipt
: a negotiable receipt that represents ownership of a foreign stock held in trust (as by the foreign branch of a U.S. bank) for an American citizen and that can be traded in dollars like shares of domestic companies
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1927
First Known Use of american depositary receipt
1927
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