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What is common stock ? in your own words. ​

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Common stock is a form of corporate equity ownership, a type of security. The terms voting share and ordinary share are also used frequently outside of the United States. They are known as equity shares or ordinary shares in the UK and other Commonwealth realms.
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common stock our shares of ownership in a corporation that a Ford their holders voting rights.
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