paid-in capital

paid-in capital — capital received from investors in exchange for stock, but not stock from capital generated from earnings or donated. This account includes capital stock and contributions of stockholders credited to accounts other than capital stock. It would… …   Financial and business terms

paid-up capital — also paid up share capital ➔ capital * * *    Used to describe shares issued by a company for which the company has received full nominal value in payment, whereas callable capital is that part of a share for which the company has not received… …   Financial and business terms

paid–in capital — see capital Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

Paid in capital — Accountancy Key concepts Accountant · Accounting period · Bookkeeping · Cash and accrual basis · Cash flow management · Chart of accounts  …   Wikipedia

Paid In Capital — The amount of capital paid in by investors during common or preferred stock issuances, including the par value of the shares themselves. Paid in capital represents the funds raised by the business from equity, and not from ongoing operations.… …   Investment dictionary

Paid-Up Capital — The amount of a company s capital that has been funded by shareholders. Paid up capital can be less than a company s total capital because a company may not issue all of the shares that it has been authorized to sell. Paid up capital can also… …   Investment dictionary

paid-in-capital — Money or property given to a corporation in exchange for the corporation s capital stock; as distinguished from capital obtained from the earnings of or donations to the corporation. See also surplus (paid in surplus) + paid in capital Amount… …   Black's law dictionary

paid-in capital — Stockholders’ *equity that has been issued and paid in cash. There are several aspects of paid in capital, including (i) the *par value of *common stock, (ii) a *premium (definition 2), and (iii) common stock received from donations …   Auditor's dictionary

paid-up capital — /ˌpeɪd ʌp kæpɪt(ə)l/, paid up share capital /ˌpeɪd ʌp ʃeə ˌkæpɪt(ə)l/ noun an amount of money paid for the issued capital shares (it does not include called up capital which has not yet been paid for) …   Dictionary of banking and finance

paid-up capital — /peɪd ʌp ˈkæpətəl/ (say payd up kapuhtuhl) noun the amount of a company s capital which has been issued to shareholders. Also, issued capital …   Australian-English dictionary

paid-up-capital — the total capital of a company. It comprises both shares issued for cash or for acquisition of assets and bonus shares. Glossary of Business Terms …   Financial and business terms