ordinary share

noun [C] (UK also common share)

Definition

› FINANCE, STOCK MARKET a share of a company providing the owner with a right to vote at shareholder meetings and to receive a part of the company profits as a dividend → Compare preferred share

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

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