Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• CLASSIFIED STOCK
  
  The division of stock into more than one class of common stock, usually called Class A and Class B. The specific features of each class, which are set out in the charter and bylaws, usually give certain advantages to the Class A shares, such as increased voting power.
  
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