Stock Market. Of a publicly listed stock: caused to increase or decrease in value through illegal, improper, or contrived methods.

Stock-exchange (U.S.) Stock is said to be borrowed flat, when the lender allows no interest on the money he takes as security for it (Cent. Dict. and…

Finance. Of stocks, shares, etc.: artificially increased in value to a level not justified by assets, esp. in order to give a false impression to…

Chiefly Stock Market. Of a security or commodity: difficult or slow to sell.

Money-market. Of money or stock: Insufficient to meet a demand or to carry on operations. Similarly of a holder of stock.

Of stock, or sale of stock: see quot. and wash, v. 20b.

Stock Market. Of a public company, stock, etc.: considered to be a reliable investment; that is one of the safest on the stock market; particularly…

That has been pawned (in various senses of the verb).

Of stock: having had the interest coupons removed for separate sale. Also transferred, of the profit made on it. U.S.