watered stock
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Fisk’s flamboyance and Gould’s bribes made the Erie’s watered stock seem obviously crooked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
If it did pay dividends on watered stock, the public assumed it was being overcharged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Whatever has been urged against the proposed Nickel Plate merger, charges of "watered stock" or inflated capitalization have been conspicuous for their absence.
From Time Magazine Archive
Without that growth, Big Steel itself might have foundered in its own watered stock after the company was created by Banker Morgan at the turn of the century.
From Time Magazine Archive
Practically every railroad had issued vast amounts of bonds and watered stock, on which fixed charges and dividends had to be paid.
From Great Fortunes from Railroads by Gustavus Myers
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