fractional

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Mosley sold 1,768.25 shares External link —the amount includes fractional shares—for $880.19 apiece, leaving him with a direct holding of 327,517 shares.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Shareholders who would be entitled to receive fractional shares will instead receive a cash payment from the company’s transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Jet fuel is essentially a highly refined form of kerosene with specialised additives, and is usually produced from fractional distillation of crude oil.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Nobody who bought Standard Oil stock could explain fractional distillation either.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 28, 2025

When the sun reached its zenith and stood still the fractional moment, Nat took his reading.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham