common stock

noun

: stock other than preferred stock

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For shares of Paramount common stock held by current or former employees of Paramount, the election deadline is 4 p.m. ET on Monday, July 28. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 July 2025 Firefly plans to sell 16.2 million shares of common stock at a price of between $35 and $39 per share. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025 Cintas announced that the Company's Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.45 per share of common stock payable on September 15, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 15, 2025. Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025 This fintech company announced a new public offering of $1.5 billion of common stock after the bell on Tuesday. Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for common stock

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 22 Aug. 2025.

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common stock

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