Meanings
plural common stocks
- countableuncountablebusinessShares 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.
The company's common stock is a bargain.
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Common stocks are trading below preferreds in these bad times.
Synonyms: equity share, ordinary share
Synonyms & antonyms
nounShares 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nounstock other than preferred stock; entitles the owner to a share of the corporation's profits and a share of the voting power in shareholder elections
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Swedish stamaktie
- stamaktieshare of ownership, junior to preferred stock
Tagalog karaniwang sapi
- karaniwang sapishare of ownership, junior to preferred stock
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