Stock and share
In the present day culture we become used to Share Market intelligence. Almost regularly we find news in both print and electronic media regarding fall or even crash in Stock prices. Recently one young reader of my articles in the newspaper requested me to write something drawing the distinctions between 'Stock' and 'Share'.
Well, both Stock and Share are financial instruments and are used interchangeably to refer to the prices of paper that certifies ownership in a company; the paper being called 'Stock Certificate' or 'Share Certificate'. The distinction between these two terms appears with the context of their application. Stock is rather a general term to indicate the ownership certificates of any company while Shares of a particular company.
Interestingly in American English the term 'Stock' is used to refer to the ownership of a portion of the company while in British English 'Share' carries the same meaning. For example, “Share prices on Dhaka Stock Exchange have fallen, so it's not a favorable time to sell my Shares”.
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