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penny stock
noun
, Stock Exchange.
- common stock, usually highly speculative, selling for less than a dollar a share.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of penny stock1
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
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Example Sentences
Then they sell when the price jumps and everyone else gets left holding basically a worthless penny stock.
From Time
Even before the GameStop stuff, you would have people posting videos about penny stocks where they would make all these outlandish claims, like Bill Gates is investing in this company or it’s about to get acquired by Amazon.
From Time
This was the heyday of penny-stock bucket shops and “pump and dump” tactics.
From The Daily Beast
It may be Too Big To Fail, but shares have fallen below $5 again, nearing the so-called penny stock level.
From The Daily Beast
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