From Longman Business Dictionarycommon stockˌcommon ˈstock [countable, uncountable]FINANCE the most frequent type of stock in most companies. If the company is in financial difficulty, DIVIDENDs on common stock are made only after those made on some other types of stock, such as PREFERENCE STOCKTotal corporate pension investments in common stocks has remained constant at about 46%.Corporations issued a record $56 billion of common stock. → stock
