preferred stock

English

Noun

preferred stock (plural preferred stocks)

1. (finance) Stock with a dividend, usually fixed, that is paid out of profits before any dividend can be paid on common stock and that has priority to common stock in liquidation.

Synonyms

• preference share
• preference stock

Translations

stock senior to common stock

• German: Vorzugsaktie (de) f
• Hebrew: מניית בכורה f
• Japanese: 優先株式 (ゆうせんかぶしき yūsenkabushiki)
• Spanish: acción preferente f
• Swedish: preferensaktie c
• Tagalog: saping-tangi

See also

• adjustable rate
• auction rate
• cumulative
• convertible
• exchangeable
• noncumulative
• putable
• puttable
• redeemable
• voting