Shares vs Stock

Quando usar cada um em inglês, com significado, registro e exemplos.

Shares

Top 2000 (comum)

Stock

Top 2000 (comum) B2 noun

	Shares	Stock
Pronúncia	🇬🇧 //ʃɛəz// 🇺🇸 //ʃɛrz//	🇬🇧 /["/stɒk/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/stɑːk/"]/
Significado	Partes da propriedade de uma empresa que as pessoas podem comprar. Parts of a company's ownership that people can buy.	Uma parte da propriedade de uma empresa. A share in the ownership of a company.
Exemplo	Many investors buy shares in technology companies.	The stock market crashed last week, causing panic among investors.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quão comum	Top 2000 (comum)	Top 2000 (comum)
Nível CEFR	-	B2
Classe gramatical		noun
Colocações	buy shares, sell shares, own shares, trade shares, issue shares	good, high, huge, carry, have, hold, be up, increase, be down, room, levels, control, from stock, in stock, out of stock, good, high, huge, carry, have, hold, be up, increase, be down, room, levels, control, from stock, in stock, out of stock, company, growth, domestic, acquire, buy, invest in, be down, be up, drop, exchange, market, price, in stocks, investment in stocks, stocks and bonds, stocks and shares, company, growth, domestic, acquire, buy, invest in, be down, be up, drop, exchange, market, price, in stocks, investment in stocks, stocks and bonds, stocks and shares, beef, chicken, fish, make, dilute, reduce, cube, in a/​the stock
Antônimos	-	bond, debt
Erros comuns	Confused with 'stocks'; both refer to ownership but differ slightly in context., Using 'share' instead of 'shares' when referring to multiple parts of ownership., Confusing 'shares' with 'dividends'; shares are ownership, dividends are profits distributed.	Confused with 'inventory' — stock refers to shares, not items for sale., Used in the wrong tense — ensure to match with past or present (e.g., 'stocks' vs 'stocked').
Notas de uso	Use 'ações' em contextos de negócios. É adequado para conversas formais e informais sobre finanças. Evite em discussões casuais ou não financeiras. Use 'shares' in business contexts. It's suitable for formal and informal conversations about finance. Avoid in casual or non-financial discussions.	Usado em contextos de negócios e finanças. Mais formal ao discutir investimentos. Não é comumente usado em conversas casuais fora de discussões de investimento. Used in business and finance contexts. More formal when discussing investment. Not commonly used in casual conversation outside investment discussions.

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Shares

Top Gear › S1 E1

when it was Maggie Thatcher who told us to stock our larders up.

said it was the only one of its kind he had ever had in stock.

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Do we stock iodine?

Top Gear › S1 E1

when it was Maggie Thatcher who told us to stock our larders up.

said it was the only one of its kind he had ever had in stock.

Stock

Perguntas frequentes: Shares vs Stock

Qual é a diferença entre Shares e Stock?

Shares: Parts of a company's ownership that people can buy. Stock: A share in the ownership of a company.

Pode mostrar um exemplo de cada?

Shares: Many investors buy shares in technology companies. Stock: The stock market crashed last week, causing panic among investors.

Posso usar Shares e Stock de forma intercambiável?

Nem sempre. Shares e Stock são relacionadas e às vezes se sobrepõem, mas diferem em registro, frequência e uso, então trocar uma pela outra pode mudar o sentido ou o tom. Veja as diferenças acima antes de substituir.