English noun: common shares | |||
1. | common shares (possession) stock other than preferred stock; entitles the owner to a share of the corporation's profits and a share of the voting power in shareholder elections | ||
Samples | Over 40 million Americans invest in common stocks. | ||
Synonyms | common stock, ordinary shares | ||
Broader (hypernym) | stock | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blue chip, blue-chip stock, classified stock, stock of record | ||