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Definition of 'preferred stock'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) preferred stock
stock that has a superior claim to that of common stock with respect to dividends and often to assets in the event of liquidation.

Etymology: (1840–50, Amer.)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) preferred stock, preferred shares, preference shares
stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights

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