Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ordinary shares
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Accordingly, canals offered the only widespread opportunity of investing in £100 ordinary shares.
▪ Forte has 949 million ordinary shares outstanding.
▪ On 31 December 1986 the managing director still held 50 ordinary shares in the company.
▪ Sketchley requires you to hold 300 ordinary shares, costing about £3.71 each, to qualify for its discount.
▪ Sound Diffusion ordinary shares were suspended in December at 22p and the group asked its bankers to appoint a receiver.
▪ The ordinary shares become ex-dividend on 19 April 1993.
▪ The issue of new ordinary shares can lead to a shift in the balance of power in the offeror.
▪ Venture capitalists will usually want ordinary shares as well as loan capital or preference shares in return for their investment.
WordNet
ordinary shares
n. stock other than preferred stock; entitles the owner to a share of the corporation's profits and a share of the voting power in shareholder elections; "over 40 million Americans invest in common stocks" [syn: common stock, common shares]