preferred stock

noun

: stock guaranteed priority by a corporation's charter over common stock in the payment of dividends and usually in the distribution of assets

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Preferred Stock #3: First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund (FPF) Most preferred stocks are perpetual in nature. Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025 Within the technology, media and telecommunications sector, one of Roth’s preferred stocks was ride-hailing platform Uber Technologies. Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024 Conversely, during a wind-down, the preferred stock might hold greater value due to its priority in receiving proceeds. Meenal Aggarwal, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 Precigen ended the year with $97.9 million in cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments, and raised $110.6 million through financing activities, including a public offering and the issuance of preferred stock. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for preferred stock

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First Known Use

circa 1859, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of preferred stock was circa 1859

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“Preferred stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preferred%20stock. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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preferred stock

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