Definitions

common stock

NOUN

investment representing fractional ownership of a company

Synonyms

STRONGEST

common shares ordinary shares

WEAK

junior equity

Example Sentences

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The deal will give Nvidia rights to invest up to $2.7 billion in the company, and the chip maker will acquire warrants to buy up to 15 million shares of Corning’s common stock.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

The company says it already owns around 5% of eBay through derivatives and beneficial ownership of common stock.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

As Ackman prescribed, Robinhood customers will get one free share of Pershing Square Inc. common stock for every five shares they buy of Pershing Square USA.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

On Friday, Tesla filed forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering about 304 million shares of common stock relating to CEO Elon Musk’s 2018 pay award.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

To go to the other extreme, in the same month Wabash R. R. common stock sold as low as $8½ per share, although the par is $100.

From Business English A Practice Book by Buhlig, Rose