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Categories: Economics & Finance
A designation applied to a specified type of security such as common stock or mutual fund units. Companies that have more than one class of common stock usually identify a given class with alphabetic markers, such as «Class A» shares and «Class B» shares. Different share classes within the same entity typically confer different rights on their owners.
(source: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/share_class.asp)
