1x & 2x

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Often, shareholders will establish a claim on who gets paid first. A 1x liquidation preference means that shareholders with that right gets the amount of their investment paid to them first and foremost in the occurrence of a liquidity event. For example, if they invested US$1 million and the business sells for US$10 million, US$1 million is paid to them before any sort of allocation of capital according to ownership percentages is made. A 2x preference would mean that the first US$2 million would go to them, and the remaining US$8 million would be shared among owners that participate in the general ownership of the venture. Liquidation preferences give some owners priority over other owners.

Что это за запись? Никогда не встречал. Означает порядковость числительного? Или что?