no-par

American

[noh-pahr] / ˈnoʊˌpɑr /

adjective

without par or face value.

no-par stock.

no-par British

adjective

(of securities) without a par value

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Etymology

Origin of no-par

1920–25; special use of phrase no par ( value )

Example Sentences

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The subscription period of the right issue, in which about 597.7 million new no-par value shares will be issued, will run from Sept. 22 to Oct.

From Reuters

About 1 billion pounds in cash, the rest in no-par common stock.

From Time Magazine Archive

And Fiberglas' 27,500 shares of $100 cumulative preferred, 402,500 authorized shares of no-par common will be sold not to the public but to the step-parent firms.

From Time Magazine Archive

Curtis no-par common stock paid 60� a share, as against last year's 42�.

From Time Magazine Archive

It also has 707,275 shares of no-par Class B preferred, which is supposed to pay $5 a year.

From Time Magazine Archive

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