common stock

noun

: stock other than preferred stock

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Accordingly, Angie’s List common stock was delisted from NASDAQ effective September 29, 2017. Joe Cornell, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 Hinge Health’s dual class stock structure gives each share of Class B common stock 15 votes. Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025 If the company were required to get the vote of 50% of disinterested shareholders, Elliott would need to have its position in common stock to vote. Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2025 During the fourth quarter, the company repurchased approximately 36,000 shares of Class A common stock at an average price of $391.04 a share for $14 million. Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 25 Feb. 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 18 Mar. 2025.

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common stock

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