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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, finance
Examples
- Common stocks are trading below preferreds in these bad times.
- The company's common stock is a bargain.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: equity share, ordinary share
Antonyms: none provided
stock 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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- over 40 million Americans invest in common stocks
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: common shares, ordinary shares
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stock
Narrower terms: blue chip, blue-chip stock, classified stock, stock of record
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Swedish:
stamaktie
— share of ownership, junior to preferred stock
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Tagalog:
karaniwang sapi
— share of ownership, junior to preferred stock
