penny stock
penny stock · penny stocks
A highly speculative stock selling for less than one dollar or pound per share and…A highly speculative stock selling for less than one dollar or pound per share and quoted in cents or pence.
» This penny-stock scam defrauded thousands of investors.
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1 senses(UK, US)A highly speculative stock selling for less than one dollar or pound per share and quoted in cents or pence.
a stock selling for less that $1/share
Examples
2 sentencesThis penny-stock scam defrauded thousands of investors.
They promised him he'd make fortunes off of his penny stocks.
Forms
plural: penny stocks| Singular | penny stock |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedstock promoter