heavy share

noun [C] STOCK MARKET, FINANCE

Definition

› a share on the London Stock Exchange that has a very high price, so that small investors are not likely to buy it: Hyundai's heavy shares rose after the deal was announced.

(Definition of heavy share noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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