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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Under terms of the agreement, Globalstar shareholders could either receive $90 in cash for each share of common stock they own or trade their shares in for a slice of Amazon stock.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Leggett & Platt shareholders will receive 0.1455 shares of Somnigroup common stock in exchange for each share of Leggett & Platt common stock they own.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The big blow came last September, when the company said the debt restructuring included the issuance of up to 326.2 million shares, as well as new notes that could be converted into common stock.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026
After the market close, Avis filed an automatic regulatory filing for the offer and sale “from time to time” of common stock, par value $0.01 per share.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
To go to the other extreme, in the same month Wabash R. R. common stock sold as low as $8½ per share, although the par is $100.
From Business English A Practice Book by Buhlig, Rose
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