treasury stock n 1: stock that has been bought back by the issuing corporation and is available for retirement or resale; it is issued but not outstanding; it cannot vote and pays no dividends [syn: {treasury stock}, {treasury shares}, {reacquired stock}]
Treasury stock \Treas"ur*y stock\ (Finance) Issued stock of an incorporated company held by the company itself. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]