preference stock
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of preference stock
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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According to Eikon, DWS owns around 2% of Volkswagen's preference stock.
From Reuters ● Jul. 25, 2022
The present unfortunate owners of U. S. Lines, Inc. preference stock are offered a share-for-share exchange of the new company's common; no provision at all was suggested for the U. S. Lines common stockholders.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a dull market, common stock of the Chrysler Corp. and preference stock of Dodge Bros.,
From Time Magazine Archive
The view drew weight from the condition of Cities Service preferred and preference stock, on which are owed $30,937,338 in back dividends.
From Time Magazine Archive
And so I would have asked him several questions if I had known how to express myself; but bonds and debentures, and, above all, preference stock, were aye great stumbling-blocks to my understanding.
From Fated to Be Free by Ingelow, Jean
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