WordNet
common shares
n. 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; "over 40 million Americans invest in common stocks" [syn: common stock, ordinary shares]
Usage examples of "common shares".
You could buy GM common shares in 1981 and 1982 for $34 -- as low as it had been in more than twenty years -- and many pundits predicted it would go still lower.
But first, buy what common shares you can and add them to our holdings you turn over.
In addition, they will be deeded ten common shares of World Council Corp.
The rest of the common shares are held by a dummy corporation in London.