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Noun: common stock  kó-mun stók
  1. Stock other than preferred stock; entitles the owner to a share of the corporation's profits and a share of the voting power in shareholder elections
    "over 40 million Americans invest in common stocks";
    - common shares, ordinary shares

Derived forms: common stocks

Type of: stock

Encyclopedia: Common stock

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