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osake

Pronunciation: /ˈosɑkeˣ/

“osake” is a Finnish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. share (of stock; financial instrument that shows that one owns a part of a company that provides the benefit of limited liability)
  2. apartment in a housing company (asunto-osakeyhtiö) or housing cooperative

Etymology

osa (“part”) + -ke. Coined by Finnish author and journalist Pietari Hannikainen in 1847.

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