common stock
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- noun
- /ˈkɑːmən stɑːk/
- US
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acciones ordinarias
- Now there are a couple of key characteristics of common stock that are distinct from bonds.
- common stock returns
So if you're Bill Gates and you own common stock and Microsoft, you know you're like the richest guy in the world.
- So if you're Bill Gates and you own common stock and Microsoft, you know you're like the richest guy in the world.
Examples
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Many retirees receive dividends from their investments in common stock held in pension funds.
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BRIAN: Brown, Thomas is proud to announce the public offering of 27 million shares of class A common stock and the initial listing of Washoe Mining on the New York Stock Exchange!
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If you own a share of common stock, then you are a partial owner of the company.
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Some companies have different "classes" of common stock that vary based on how many votes are attached to them.
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Investors can purchase common stocks or other financial assets at very low transaction costs, so this assumption is reasonable.
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Investing in our Class A common stock is highly speculative and involves risk.
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The company expects its common stock to begin trading at the split-adjusted price on Dec. 26.
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In April 2008, it issued Class A common stock on NASDAQ and continued to grow through mergers and acquisitions and to expand internationally.
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According to Yahoo Finance, Jim Walton owns 10,496,480 shares of Walmart common stock.
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After researching the company's performance, he decided to buy common stock to become a partial owner.
Synonyms
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3.5
A part of a company that people buy and sell
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One equal part of a company that you can buy
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A part of a company you can buy that gives part of the profit and the right to vote
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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
How Senior
- Specialized
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5.5
- US
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4.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'shares representing ordinary/typical ownership' is directly derivable from combining 'stock' (a share in a corporation) with 'common' (ordinary/shared); the modifier simply specifies the usual type of stock. This compositional pattern is standard and cross-linguistically similar, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would reliably infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Common stock comes from old business talk where stock meant a company's store of value and common meant owned by ordinary people, not special owners. So owning common stock means 'ownership' of part of the company, with a 'share of profits' and often a 'right to vote'.