penny stock

noun Stock Exchange.

common stock, usually highly speculative, selling for less than a dollar a share.

Origin of penny stock

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Words nearby penny stock

penny loafer, penny pincher, penny post, penny saved is a penny earned, a, penny shares, penny stock, penny whistle, penny wise and pound foolish, penny-a-liner, penny-ante, penny-dreadful

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