equities
【正确答案】:Equities are 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 preference shares have been paid.
【题目解析】:该表达选自L20。equities意为“股票”、“普通股”。股票是股份公司发给股东证明其所入股份的一种有价证券。股票作为股东向公司入股,获取收益的所有者凭证,持有它就拥有公司的一份资本所有权,成为公司的所有者之一,股东不仅有权按公司章程从公司领取股息和分享公司的经营红利,还有权出席股东大会,选举董事会,参与企业经营管理的决策。