common stock

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common stock: n.
Shares of ownership of a company. See also preferred stock

common stock: A class of stock for which dividends (payouts) are calculated on a pro rata basis (according to the number of shares a shareholder owns). Holders of common stock have rights to vote on corporate matters and to receive a share of the assets if the corporation is liquidated. Compare: preferred stock

Category: Business, LLCs & Corporations → LLCs, Corporations, Partnerships, etc.

common stock: Evidence of participation in the ownership of a corporation that takes the form of printed certificates.

common stock: Evidence of participation in the ownership of a corporation that takes the form of printed certificates.

common stock: n.

stock in a corporation in which dividends (payouts) are calculated upon a percentage of net profits, with distribution determined by the board of directors. Usually holders of common stock have voting rights. These are distinguished from preferred stock in which the profits are a predetermined percentage and are paid before the common shareholders who gamble on higher profits, and collectively have voting control of the corporation.

See also: corporation, preferred stock, share, stock

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