common stock
noun [C or U] (UK also ordinary stock)Definition
› STOCK MARKET a share or shares of a company providing the owner with a right to vote at shareholder meetings and to receive a part of the company profits as a dividend → See also preferred stock
(Definition of common stock noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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