common stock

noun

: stock other than preferred stock

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This includes Nvidia buying $5 billion worth of Intel common stock. Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025 Other benefits for Bank of America employees Bank of America awards 97% of its employees beyond regular pay, according to the bank, mostly in the form of restricted common stock. Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025 According to a filing with the Security and Exchange Commission this week, the company plans to sell more than 34 million shares of common stock at a price of $22 to $25 per share. Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 The new entity will control about 33.1% of News Corp’s Class B common stock and less than 0.1% of News Corp’s Class A common stock. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for common stock

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 29 Sep. 2025.

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common stock

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