common stock

noun

: stock other than preferred stock

Examples of common stock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The bank converted its ownership in the payment processing giant into common stock in the second quarter. —

Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 July 2024 Their opinion matters greatly — the Lauder family overall owns 35 percent of the company’s total common stock and about 84 percent of the outstanding voting power. —

Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 11 July 2024 Common Stock: $0.08 per share of common stock for each of July, August and September 2024 payable per the table below. —

Kansas City Star, 9 July 2024 The holder of more than 75% of the voting power of the company’s common stock had taken the step, the filing explained, to remove without cause all members of the board of directors and the boards of each subsidiary. —

Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for common stock

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