ordinary shares

British  

plural noun

1. US equivalent: common stock.  shares representing part of the capital issued by a company and entitling their holders to a dividend that varies according to the prosperity of the company, to vote at all meetings of members, and to a claim on the net assets of the company, after the holders of preference shares have been paid Compare preference shares See also A shares

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In Asian trading Monday, SK Hynix ordinary shares spiked 8% and Samsung Electronics more than 5%.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

The only way in which ordinary shares can become ADRs is if someone were to convert ADRs to ordinaries and create room.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

Under the bid, Poste Italiane offered 1.67 euros in cash and 0.218 newly issued Poste ordinary shares for each TIM share tendered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

The oil-and-gas producer said Monday that the deal includes a $2.7 billion cash payment, with the rest payable in ordinary shares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025

I'll have a transfer sent to you tomorrow, so that you can return those vendor's shares to me, and in exchange for them I'll give you two thousand fully-paid ordinary shares.

From The Market-Place by Harold Frederic

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• common shares