а́кция — meaning in English

English meaning

• action noun The process of doing something, especially to achieve a purpose.
• equity noun Fairness and impartiality, especially in the way people are treated.
• share noun A portion of something that is divided among people.
• stock noun The goods a shop or business keeps available to sell.

Senses

а́кция is used for these senses in English:

• action Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
• action (mathematics) A way in which each element of some algebraic structure transforms some other structure or set, in a way which respects the structure of the first. Formally, this may be seen as a morphism from the first structure into some structure of endomorphisms of the second; for example, a group action of a group G on a set S can be seen as a group homomorphism from G into the set of bijections on S (which form a group under function composition), while a module M over a ring R can be defined as an abelian group together with a ring homomorphism from R into the ring of group endomorphisms of M (which is also called the action of R on M).
• equity (business) Ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business.
• share (finance) A financial instrument that shows that one owns a part of a company that provides the benefit of limited liability.
• stock (finance) The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares; the total of shares held by an individual shareholder.

action — full definition

1. noun The process of doing something, especially to achieve a purpose.
2. noun Exciting or fast-paced activity, especially in a film or story.
3. noun A formal legal proceeding; a lawsuit.
4. noun The mechanism of a device, such as a firearm or musical instrument, that makes it work.

equity — full definition

1. noun Fairness and impartiality, especially in the way people are treated.
2. noun Finance: the value of an owned property or business after debts are subtracted; ownership stakes in a company (shares).

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