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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Victory Capital submitted the proposal last month, offering consideration valued at $57.04 a share, including $30 in cash and a fixed exchange ratio of 0.350 shares of Victory Capital common stock.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company has been a prolific issuer of preferred and common stock.

From Barron's

Last year Nvidia issued 160 million new shares of common stock, virtually all for employee stock programs, but withheld 51 million of them to cover employee taxes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pinterest said it expects to use the proceeds from the investment to repurchase shares of its common stock through a $1 billion accelerated share repurchase agreement.

From Barron's

Pinterest pledged to use the proceeds to buy back its common stock.

From Barron's