common stock

noun

: stock other than preferred stock

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The agreement includes $100 million in new capital committed in a private placement of common stock and warrants. Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026 The automaker agreed this month to buy an unidentified AI hardware firm for as much as $2 billion of Tesla’s common stock and equity awards to help accelerate the transformation. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026 On April 22, Netflix’s board of directors authorized the repurchase of an additional $25 billion of common stock, without an expiration date, the company disclosed in an SEC filing Thursday. Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026 Jane Street paid $109 a share to acquire CoreWeave Class A common stock as part of the deal, according to a statement Wednesday. Dina Bass, Bloomberg, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for common stock

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of common stock was in 1852

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“Common stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20stock. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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