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PREFERRED STOCK

\pɹɪfˈɜːd stˈɒk], \pɹɪfˈɜːd stˈɒk], \p_ɹ_ɪ_f_ˈɜː_d s_t_ˈɒ_k]\

Definitions of PREFERRED STOCK

2011 - English Dictionary Database
2006 - WordNet 3.0
1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

A security that pays investors periodic dividends but does not allow them board vote. There are many forms of this stock.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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