Definitions

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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It sold around $16.8 billion of mandatory convertible preferred stock with a 6.25% dividend yield, up from a planned $15 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The financing includes $15 billion in common-equity, $15 billion in convertible preferred stock, and $10 billion to Berkshire Hathaway.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Strategy, the bitcoin-hoarding firm, sold 32 bitcoin for $2.5 million last week, its first sale since late 2022, to fund preferred stock dividends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

The company said it expected to use proceeds from the sale to fund distributions on its preferred stock, according to a regulatory filing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Treasury didn’t ask for a piece of the action, or management changes, or for that matter anything at all except for a teaspoon of out-of-the-money warrants and preferred stock.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis