preference shares

preference shares

pl n

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / 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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

preference shares - stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights preferred shares, preferred stock 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

Translations

preference shares

pl (Brit Fin) → Vorzugsaktien pl

preference shares npl (Brit) (Fin) → azioni fpl privilegiate