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common stock

The correct spelling is common stock.

How to pronounce common stock

noun

Say it like: Com-mon- st-ok

The correct spelling is common stock. 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… For example: "Common stocks are trading below preferreds in these bad times."

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Common stocks are trading below preferreds in these bad times.

Definition

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.

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