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primary shares

 
 
noun [plural]

Definition

› FINANCE, STOCK MARKET a company's shares when they are made available for sale, rather than when they are traded later: The company will sell 2.8 million primary shares and use the proceeds for general purposes, including repayment of debt. → Compare secondary shares
(Definition of primary shares noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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