common stock

English

Noun

common stock (countable and uncountable, plural common stocks)

1. (finance) Shares of an ownership interest in the equity of a corporation or other entity with limited liability entitled to dividends, with financial rights junior to preferred stock and liabilities.

   Synonyms: equity share, ordinary share

   Common stocks are trading below preferreds in these bad times.

   The company's common stock is a bargain.

Coordinate terms

• preferred stock
• bond
• note
• debt
• liability

Translations

share of ownership, junior to preferred stock

• Swedish: stamaktie c
• Tagalog: karaniwang sapi