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noun
Stock with a dividend, usually fixed, that is paid out of profits before any dividend can be paid on common stock and that has priority to common stock in liquidation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, finance
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: preferred shares, preference shares
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stock
Narrower terms: cumulative preferred, cumulative preferred stock
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