COMMONSTOCK

Common stock

Common stock is a form of corporate equity ownership, a type of security. The terms "voting share" or "ordinary share" are also used frequently in other parts of the world; common stock being primarily used in the United States.

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common stock

Noun

  1. 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.


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