preference shares
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preference shares
pl n
(Stock Exchange) Brit and Austral shares representing part of the capital issued by a company and entitling their holders to priority with respect to both net profit and net assets. Preference shares usually carry a definite rate of dividend that is generally lower than that declared on ordinary shares. US and Canadian name: preferred stock Compare ordinary shares, preferred ordinary shares
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| Noun | 1. | preference shares - stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights stock - the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity); "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock" cumulative preferred, cumulative preferred stock - preferred stock whose dividends if omitted accumulate until paid out |
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preference shares
pl (Brit Fin) → Vorzugsaktien pl
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npl (Brit) (Fin) → azioni fpl privilegiateCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995