common share
noun[C]
ukus(UKalsoordinary share)STOCK MARKET
ashareof acompanyprovidingtheownerwith arighttovoteatshareholdermeetingsand toreceiveapartof thecompanyprofitsas adividend
See also
preferred share
Examplesofcommon share
common share
In 1957 profits set another record, more than $50 million in sales, with $1.2 million in net earnings, or $3.09 percommonshare.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.From a record dividend in 1925 of $5.25 percommonshare, the company descended to a dividend of 92 cents the year before the stock market crash.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A more thancommonshareof merit was requisite to surmount such adverse prejudices.
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