ordinary share
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ordinary share
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, earnings per ordinary share are expected to range from a decline of 2.6% to an increase of 6.4%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The company proposed a dividend of 2.56 euros per preference share and 2,554 euros per ordinary share.
From Reuters ● Mar. 23, 2023
I admired, more than I enjoyed, this folk-horror fable set in the lush rural landscapes of 19th-century Macedonia, where the supernatural and the ordinary share a fraught coexistence.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
The CD&R private equity group won the auction early in October with an offer of 287p per Morrisons ordinary share, against a rival bid from Fortress, for 286p per share.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2021
It was this: she was not an intellectual person, although certainly she possessed more than the ordinary share of intelligence and work-a-day common sense.
From Jess by Henry Rider Haggard
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