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1 N‑UNCOUNT Common stock refers to the shares in a company that are owned by people who have a right to vote at the company's meetings and to receive part of the company's profits after the holders of preferred stock have been paid. [AM , BUSINESS ] □  The company priced its offering of 2.7 million shares of common stock at 20 cents a share.

2 → see also preferred stock

common|wealth ◆◇◇ /kɒ mənwelθ/

1 N‑PROPER The Commonwealth is an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under its rule.

2 N‑COUNT Commonwealth is used in the official names of some countries, groups of countries, or parts of countries. □ [+ of ] …the Commonwealth of Australia. □ [+ of ] …the Commonwealth of Independent States, which replaced the Soviet Union.

com|mo|tion /kəmoʊ ʃ ^ə n/ (commotions ) N‑VAR A commotion is a lot of noise, confusion, and excitement. □  He heard a commotion outside.

comms /kɒ mz/ N‑PLURAL Comms is an abbreviation for communications . [INFORMAL ] □  …comms software.

com|mu|nal /kɒ mjʊn ^ə l, [AM ] kəmjuː n ^ə l/

1 ADJ [ADJ n] Communal means relating to particular groups in a country or society. □  Communal violence broke out in different parts of the country. □  …inter-communal relations.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] You use communal to describe something that is shared by a group of people. □  The inmates ate in a communal dining room. □  …communal ownership. ●  com|mu|nal|ly ADV [usu ADV after v] □  Meals are taken communally in the dining room.

com|mune (communes , communing , communed ) The noun is pronounced /kɒ mjuːn/. The verb is pronounced /kəmjuː n/. 1 N‑COUNT A commune is a group of people who live together and share everything. □  Mack lived in a commune.

2 N‑COUNT In France and some other countries, a commune is a town, village, or area which has its own council.

3 VERB If you say that someone is communing with an animal or spirit, or with nature, you mean that they appear to be communicating with it. [LITERARY ] □ [V + with ] She would happily trot behind him as he set off to commune with nature.

com|mu|ni|cable /kəmjuː n I kəb ^ə l/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A communicable disease is one that can be passed on to other people. [MEDICAL ]

com|mu|ni|cant /kəmjuː n I kənt/ (communicants ) N‑COUNT A communicant is a person in the Christian church who receives communion. [FORMAL ]

com|mu|ni|cate ◆◇◇ /kəmjuː n I ke I t/ (communicates , communicating , communicated )

1 VERB If you communicate with someone, you share or exchange information with them, for example by speaking, writing, or using equipment. You can also say that two people communicate . □ [V + with ] My natural mother has never communicated with me. □ [V + with ] A person who cannot speak can use a speech synthesizer to communicate with hearing people. □ [V ] They communicated in sign language. ●  com|mu|ni|ca|tion N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ with ] I have had no direct communication with my colleagues. □ [+ between ] …use of the radio telephone for communication between controllers and pilots.

2 VERB If you communicate information, a feeling, or an idea to someone, you let them know about it. □ [V n + to ] They successfully communicate their knowledge to others. □ [V n] People must communicate their feelings.