preference shares

plural noun

1. shares representing part of the capital issued by a company and entitling their holders to priority with respect to both net profit and net assets. Preference shares usually carry a definite rate of dividend that is generally lower than that declared on ordinary shares US and Canadian namepreferred stock Compare ordinary shares preferred ordinary shares

Example Sentences

He had received in payment cash, debentures and preference shares, and his lawyers and his own acumen had acclaimed the bargain.

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For issuing preference shares the question for the directors is, what must be offered to attract investors.

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The dividend on preference shares is either “cumulative” or contingent on the profits of each separate year or half year.

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Preference Shares, though far below their real value, stand at 2l.

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The association will also underwrite the bonds and preference shares.

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