Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rights offering

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: right-s of-fer-ing
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

an offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public later

Example Sentences

"the investment banker who handles a rights offering usually agrees to buy any shares not bought by shareholders"

Synonyms

rights issue

Questions

What does rights offering mean?: an offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public later

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