treasury stock

noun

: issued stock reacquired by a corporation and held as an asset

Examples of treasury stock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Crypto treasury stocks followed the blue-chip crypto assets higher. — Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Still, the discount to potential crypto holdings offers some downside protection many crypto treasury stocks lack. — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025

The company repurchased $32,000 worth of treasury stock during the nine months, compared to $364,000 in the previous year. — Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for treasury stock

• electroshock
• aftershock
• antiknock
• arawak
• hollyhock
• interlock
• manioc
• shuttlecock
• tomahawk
• weathercock
• alcock
• beanstalk

Legal Definition

Treasury stock

see also:

stock