common stock

American  

noun

1. stock that ordinarily has no preference in the matter of dividends or assets and represents the residual ownership of a corporate business.

2. Animal Husbandry. stock that is not purebred.

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common stock British  

noun

1. the US name for ordinary shares

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Etymology

Origin of common stock

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Treasury received warrants to acquire nearly 80% of the companies’ common stock, as well as a new class of senior preferred shares.

From Barron's

Under the terms of the agreement, National Storage Affiliates shareholders will receive 0.14 shares of Public Storage common stock for each share they own.

From The Wall Street Journal

Victory Capital submitted the proposal last month, offering consideration valued at $57.04 a share, including $30 in cash and a fixed exchange ratio of 0.350 shares of Victory Capital common stock.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company has been a prolific issuer of preferred and common stock.

From Barron's

Last year Nvidia issued 160 million new shares of common stock, virtually all for employee stock programs, but withheld 51 million of them to cover employee taxes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• common shares
• ordinary shares