junk stock (B2)
noun phrase
Pronunciation: /ˈdʒʌŋk stɒk/
Definition
A stock that has a low market value, often due to the company's poor financial performance or other negative factors.
Examples
Investors were wary of buying the company's junk stock, fearing they would lose their money.
The junk stock of the bankrupt company was sold off to pay creditors.
Analysts warned that the company's junk stock was not a good investment opportunity.
How to Use junk stock
- buy junk stock (verb phrase)
- to purchase low-value stock — "Investors were advised not to buy junk stock from the struggling company."
- sell junk stock (verb phrase)
- to sell low-value stock — "The company had to sell its junk stock to pay off debts."
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