common stock
Americannoun
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stock that ordinarily has no preference in the matter of dividends or assets and represents the residual ownership of a corporate business.
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Animal Husbandry. stock that is not purebred.
noun
Etymology
Origin of common stock
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Still, the common stock is nearly 80% off its record high in 2024, while Stretch is 12% below its par value of $100.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
To calculate enterprise value, Strategy adds the market value of its common stock to the principal amount of its debt and the par value of its preferred stock, then subtracts cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Strategy had previously been issuing preferred stock and selling common stock to raise money to buy and hold bitcoin.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
During the week to June 28, Strategy raised $1.15 billion through the sale of 12.7 million shares of common stock, it said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
The stock and supply of provisions brought over were, no doubt, for a time and under certain regulations, a common stock; and possibly some of Gov.
From Curiosities of History Boston, September Seventeenth, 1630-1880 by Wheildon, William W.
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