Noun
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
Source: WordNetIt seems to be expected of every pilgrim up the slopes of the mathematical Parnassus, that he will at some point or other of his journey sit down and invent a definite integral or two towards the increase of the common stock. James Joseph Sylvester
The common stock of intellectual enjoyment should not be difficult of access because of the economic position of him who would approach it. Jane Addams
All possessions are by nature unrighteous when a man possesses them for personal advantage as being entirely his own, and does not bring them into the common stock for those in need. Clement of Alexandria
Whenever there is in any country, uncultivated lands and unemployed poor, it is clear that the laws of property have been so far extended as to violate natural right. The earth is given as a common stock for man to labour and live on. Thomas Jefferson
Whenever there are in any country uncultivated lands and unemployed poor, it is clear that the laws of property have been so far extended as to violate natural right. The earth is given as a common stock for man to labor and live on. The small landowners are the most precious part of a state. Thomas Jefferson
over 40 million Americans invest in common stocks Source: Internet