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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Share into which the capital of a stock company is divided, without special rights or obligations. Ordinary shares entitle their owners to vote and receive an annual dividend after interest is paid to bondholders and preferential shares receive the agreed dividend.  5, record 1, English, - common%20share

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Common shares are corporate securities that represent ownership in a company and give the stockholder a vote in the selection of management and a proportionate but unspecified claim on profits.  6, record 1, English, - common%20share

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

ordinary share: According to the sources consulted, in England "equity" is synonymous with "ordinary share".  7, record 1, English, - common%20share

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

The correct French equivalent is "action" in this context because "stock" and "share" are used interchangeably as a singular noun. However, "stock" is usually a collective noun, with "actions" as its French equivalent and "shares" as its synonym.  8, record 1, English, - common%20share

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS

common share: term used in the context of the Strategic and Operating Review of the federal government of Canada.  9, record 1, English, - common%20share

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS

ordinary share: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.  10, record 1, English, - common%20share

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Action accordant généralement à son titulaire le droit de voter aux assemblées générales ainsi que celui de participer, sans restrictions particulières, aux résultats de la société et à l'excédent de son actif sur son passif en cas de liquidation.  3, record 1, French, - action%20ordinaire

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

action ordinaire : terme en usage dans le contexte de l'Examen stratégique et fonctionnel du gouvernement fédéral du Canada.  4, record 1, French, - action%20ordinaire

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Parte en la que se subdivide el capital de una sociedad anónima sin derechos u obligaciones especiales. Las acciones ordinarias dan a su propietario el derecho a voto y el derecho a recibir un dividendo anual después del pago de los intereses a los obligacionistas y del dividendo de las acciones preferentes.  3, record 1, Spanish, - acci%C3%B3n%20ordinaria

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

acción ordinaria: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.  4, record 1, Spanish, - acci%C3%B3n%20ordinaria

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A share that has special rights and restrictions attached to it as compared to a share of another class issued by the same company.  4, record 2, English, - preferred%20share

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The preference will generally attach to the distribution of dividends at a fixed annual rate, with or without priority for return of capital on liquidation. The restrictions generally apply to voting rights.  5, record 2, English, - preferred%20share

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Action accordant à son porteur des droits particuliers (dividende prioritaire, dividende cumulatif à taux fixe, participation additionnelle aux bénéfices, conversion en actions d'une autre catégorie, rachat au gré de la société ou au gré du détenteur, remboursement prioritaire en cas de liquidation, etc.), mais pouvant comporter certaines restrictions, notamment quant au droit de vote.  2, record 2, French, - action%20privil%C3%A9gi%C3%A9e

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

[Acción] que confiere a su titular algún derecho respecto a las restantes acciones; por ejemplo, en el tipo de dividendo o en el momento de recibirlo, en el derecho de voto, etc.  1, record 2, Spanish, - acci%C3%B3n%20privilegiada

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

acción preferente: término extraído del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.  3, record 2, Spanish, - acci%C3%B3n%20privilegiada

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Stock which entitles the holder to receive dividends.  1, record 3, English, - dividend%20stock

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish