preferred stock

NOUN

stock which takes dividend before others

Synonyms

WEAK

convertible preferred stock cumulative convertible preferred stock cumulative preferred stock participating preferred stock preference stock

Example Sentences

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In 2008, when the mortgage meltdown threatened the U.S. housing market, the Treasury agreed to support the two companies in exchange for senior preferred stock purchase agreements.

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Banks account for about half of the market, but they have cut back on issuance as capital requirements eased, according to UBS preferred stock analyst Frank Sileo.

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The company steadily has snapped up Bitcoin since unveiling its treasury method at the end of 2020, and has been using the sale of preferred stock to fund those purchases.

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Sector bond ETFs are tougher to find, but Invesco Financial Preferred holds preferred stock in many financial institutions.

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