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capital share

 
 
noun [C] (also capital growth share)

Definition

FINANCE, STOCK MARKET a type of share in an investment company which offers shareholders profits because of an increase in value of the company's investments, but which does not pay dividends: Investors seeking capital growth should now be considering capital shares in investment trusts. → Compare income share
(Definition of capital share noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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