Treasury Stock
Definition
Stock reacquired by a corporation to be retired or resold to the public. Treasury stock is issued but not outstanding, and is not taken into consideration when calculating earnings per share or dividends, or for voting purposes.
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Related terms:
unissued stock, security
'Treasury Stock' appears in the definitions of these other terms on BusinessDictionary.com:
reacquired stock, treasury shares
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