common stock

noun

: stock other than preferred stock

Examples of common stock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The preferred shares shall not be convertible to common stock before six months after the closing or until a registration statement is effective, whichever occurs sooner. Kansas City Star, 23 May 2024 Each holder of the company’s common stock as of the market close on June 6 will receive an additional nine shares of common stock that will be distributed after the market close on June 7, Nvidia said. Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 23 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for common stock 

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Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of common stock was in 1852

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“Common stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20stock. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.

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common stock

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