WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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patent
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stock
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corporation
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company
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Detailed explanation-1: -A business organized as a separate legal entity owned by stockholders is a corporation.
Detailed explanation-2: -A stock, also known as equity, is a security that represents the ownership of a fraction of an issuing corporation.
Detailed explanation-3: -A stockholder or shareholder is an institution or individual (including a corporation) that legally owns one or more shares of stock in a public or private corporation. Shareholders receive ownership rights based on their percentage of ownership in corporate stock.
Detailed explanation-4: -A dividend is a distribution of profits by a corporation to its shareholders. When a corporation earns a profit or surplus, it is able to pay a portion of the profit as a dividend to shareholders. Any amount not distributed is taken to be re-invested in the business (called retained earnings).