common stock

noun

1. stock that ordinarily has no preference in the matter of dividends or assets and represents the residual ownership of a corporate business.
2. Animal Husbandry. stock that is not purebred.

common stock

noun

1. the US name for ordinary shares

Word History and Origins

Origin of common stock¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

TKO said it will have a share repurchase program of up to $2 billion on its Class A common stock and a $75-million quarterly cash dividend program.

From Los Angeles Times

As part of the ConocoPhillips transaction, Marathon Oil shareholders will receive 0.2550 shares of ConocoPhillips common stock for each share of Marathon Oil common stock that they own, the companies said Wednesday.

From Seattle Times

The company plans to retire the shares of the common stock and fund the TKO share purchase using some $150 million from a revolving credit facility, according to the filings.

From Los Angeles Times

The company said in a regulatory filing that the IPO will include 22 million shares of Class A common stock.

From Seattle Times

Trian, which owns $3 billion of common stock in The Walt Disney Co., said in a statement on Thursday that it believes the company has “woefully underperformed its peers and its potential.”

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• common shares
• ordinary shares