common stock

English

Noun

common stock (countable and uncountable, plural common stocks)

(finance) Shares of an ownership interest in the equity of a corporation or other entity with limited liability entitled to dividends, with financial rights junior to preferred stock and liabilities.
Common stocks are trading below preferreds in these bad times.

The company's common stock is a bargain.

Coordinate terms

Translations

share of ownership, junior to preferred stock

Swedish: stamaktie c

Tagalog: karaniwang sapi

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