preferred stock

Noun

Meaning

stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights

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Synonyms

preference shares preferred shares preference stock stock bond blue chip Securities bonds joint stock preference share cumulative preferred stock common stock equivalent golden share company share participating preferred shares

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Antonyms

equity common stock equities ordinary shares common shares ordinary share

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Hypernyms

stock

Hyponyms

cumulative preferred stock cumulative preferred

Examples

Making money from enforcing patents is no more wrong than investing in preferred stock. Nathan Myhrvold

American Stores raised its bid for Jewel's preferred stock, increasing the total bid to $1.15 billion in cash and securities. Source: Internet

Additional accumulation of capital in the form of preferred stock. Source: Internet

He said SoftBank anticipates it will be able to pay a 7 percent return to limited partners who hold about $40 billion in preferred stock. Source: Internet

Per the previous blogs, liquidation preferences allocate the proceeds of a liquidation or sale of a startup among the investors holding preferred stock and the holders of common stock. Source: Internet

Ultimately, $382 billion was dispersed to Wall Street firms like Citigroup, JPMorgan and AIG in exchange for preferred stock and other compensation. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

preferred provider preferred share preferred shares preferred stockholder preferredly preferredness