n. the right of a shareholder in a corporation to have the first opportunity to purchase a new issue of stock of that corporation in proportion to the amount of stock already owned by the shareholder.
The privilege of shareholders to maintain their proportional company ownership by purchasing a proportionate share of any new issue of common stock, or securities convertible into common stock.
Common stockholders` right to anything of value distributed by thecompany.
Common stockholder's right to anything of value distributed by the company. 
n.In a corporate business when new stocks are issued the existing shreholders are given the right to purchase shares in proportion to the shares that they are already holding.
The right of current stockholders to purchase additional shares of stock in order to maintain their
Common stockholders' right to anything of value distributed by the company.
The right of a shareholder in a corporation to have the first opportunity to purchase a new issue of stock of that corporation in proportion to the amount of stock already owned by the shareholder.
[n] - the right granting to shareholders the first opportunity to buy a new issue of stock
noun the right granting to shareholders the first opportunity to buy a new issue of stock; provides protection against dilution of the shareholder`s ownership interest
a privilege given to an existing shareholder to buy a portion of a new stock issue at the offering price on a pro-rata per-share basis.
A preemptive right is a stockholder?s right to maintain his or her ownership percentage in a corporation as the company issues additional shares of stock to new investors. In other words, this right allows current?shareholders?to purchase their proportionate number of shares in any new stock offering in order to maintain their ownership in the comp...