주식

In a sentence

• 저는 주식 투자를 시작했습니다.

  I have started investing in stocks.

  Here, '주식' refers to 'stocks' or 'shares', used as a financial term.

• 한국에서는 주식회사가 일반적인 기업 구조입니다.

  In Korea, joint-stock companies are a common business structure.

  In this sentence, '주식' pertains to 'stock' as in stockholding of companies, part of the term '주식회사' meaning 'joint-stock company'.

• 저녁 식사는 주식 외에도 다양한 반찬이 포함됩니다.

  Dinner includes not just the staple food, but also various side dishes.

  Here, '주식' means the 'main staple' of a meal, referring to the primary food component like rice in a Korean context.