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STOCK

Categories: Commercial Law

Definition (1910 Edition)

discharged. If there is a class of “preferred” stock, the common stock may in this sense be said to be “deferred,” and the term i8 sometimes used as equivalent to “common” stock. But it is not impossible that a corporation should have three classes of stock: (1) Preferred, (2) common, and (8) deferred ; the latter class being postponed, in respect to participation in profits, until both the preferred and the common stock had received dividends at a fixed rate. See Cook, Corp. § 12; State v. Railroad Co., 16 8S. C. 5283
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.