preferred common stock

  • 11common stock equivalent — noun preferred stock or convertible bonds or warrants that can be converted into common stock • Hypernyms: ↑stock …

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  • 12common stock — In the USA, the equivalent of the ordinary shares in a public company or privately held firm that give the holders voting and dividend rights. Common stock holders are paid after bondholders and the holders of preferred stock in the event of… …

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  • 13common stock — noun 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 over 40 million Americans invest in common stocks • Syn: ↑common shares, ↑ordinary shares • …

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  • 14common stock — noun 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 …

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  • 15common stock — com′mon stock′ n. bus the ordinary stock of a corporation, yielding to preferred stock in dividends • Etymology: 1840–50 …

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  • 16common stock — noun Date: 1784 stock other than preferred stock …

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  • 17Common stock market — The market for trading equities, not including preferred stock. The New York Times Financial Glossary …

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  • 18common stock market — The market for trading equities, not including preferred stock. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …

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  • 19Stock — A type of security that signifies ownership in a corporation and represents a claim on part of the corporation s assets and earnings. There are two main types of stock: common and preferred. Common stock usually entitles the owner to vote at… …

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  • 20preferred stock — see stock Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. preferred stock n …

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