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Common Stock

Financial Definition of Common Stock

Meaning of Common Stock

These are securities that represent equity ownership in a company. Common shares let an investor vote on such matters as the election of directors. They also give the holder a share in a company’s profits via dividend payments or the capital appreciation of the security.

Legal Definition of Common Stock

Securities that represent an ownership interest in a corporation. If the company has also issued preferred stock, both common and preferred have ownership rights. Common stockholders assume the greater risk, but generally exercise the greater control and may gain the greater award in the form of dividends and capital appreciation. The terms common stock and capital stock are often used interchangeably when the company has no preferred stock.

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Common Stock in Historical Law

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Common Stock Definition (in the Accounting Vocabulary)

The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants offers the following definition of Common Stock in a way that is easy for anybody to understand: CAPITAL STOCK having no preferences generally in terms of dividends, voting rights or distributions.

United States Tax Concept of Common Stock

A certificate representing ownership as a shareholder in a corporation. In a liquidation common stockholders are the last to get paid, if at all.

Concept of Common Stock in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Common Stock: A share of ownership in a corporation.

Concept of Common Stock in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Common Stock: A share of ownership in a corporation.

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