Common stock

noun

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Noun
  1. 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. countable, uncountable

    "Common stocks are trading below preferreds in these bad times."

  2. 2
    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 wordnet

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