common shares
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3.8
- noun
- Canadian
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acciones ordinarias
- The company says it will buy back 20 million common shares to increase shareholder value.
- common shares held
- directly holds common shares
- million common shares
Examples
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Most shares of stock are called "common shares."
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The deal includes debt, as well as the sale of both convertible preferred and common shares, and includes a wide range of players.
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In late August, China Automotive Systems' management announced the approval of a share repurchase program of up to $5 million of its common shares periodically over the next 12 months.
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To focus on GM, in the end the government received common shares (61%) of new GM, essentially at $41 per share (DIP financing).
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At 12/31/2009, there were 648,549,165 common shares issued and outstanding and three issues of Convertible Preferred stock (total shares = 4,659,515) with liquidation preference.
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Based on the weighted average number of basic and diluted common shares of 19.595 million shares, basic and diluted net loss per share resulted in a net loss of $0.03 per basic and diluted share during the third quarter ended September 30, 2012.
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Williams owns about 6 million of 12 million common shares, which gives him voting rights in the corporation.
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Cisco paid a cash dividend of $0.14 per common share, benefiting all shareholders equally.
Synonyms
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3.5
A part of a company that people buy and sell
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3.7
One equal part of a company that you can buy
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4.0
Shares that give part ownership of a company and usually voting rights
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6.4
Shares that give the owner the right to vote on company decisions
A form of stock giving part of profits and voting rights but no priority for dividends or assets
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'common' (ordinary/shared) with 'share' (a unit of company ownership): 'common shares' simply denotes ordinary/regular shares. This is a regular adjective + noun composition common in many languages and contexts, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reasonably infer the meaning.
Etymology
The term common shares comes from the image of cutting a cake into pieces: a share is one piece and common means those pieces go to the regular owners. That's why common shares today mean owning a part of a company; owners get some of the 'profits' and can 'vote' on company choices.