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    Default say-so = consent ?

    "You cannot issue more shares without the sharehoders' say-so". I can work out the meaning of "say-so" in the context to be "consent", but I've never seen it used like this before. Is "say-so" a new usage?

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    Default Re: say-so = consent ?

    Quote Originally Posted by yuanmingqing View Post
    "You cannot issue more shares without the sharehoders' say-so". I can work out the meaning of "say-so" in the context to be "consent", but I've never seen it used like this before. Is "say-so" a new usage?

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    No, it's not new. But it's very informal. It would be rare to find it in writing in a context such as you've given.
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