The Money PagesThe Chef Bought the Wrong Stock
One kind belongs in soup. The other means owning part of a company.
“I heard you own stock,” said the chef.
“One share,” said the visitor.
“Lovely. Add it to the soup.”
Please don't.
Soup stock is used in cooking. A company stock is a share of ownership in a business. The same word has two different meanings.
Company shares can lose money. Soup can spill. Only one belongs in a bowl.
