HyperDic: stock_symbol

English > 1 sense of the expression *stock symbol*:
NOUN	communication	stock symbol	the letters used to identify listed companies on the securities exchanges where they are traded

English > *stock symbol*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	The letters used to identify listed companies on the securities exchanges where they are traded.
Broader	symbol	An arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance