ordinary share

noun

British
: a share of common stock

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Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one right to acquire one-eighth of a Class A ordinary share. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2024 Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one right to receive one-fourth of a Class A ordinary share upon the consummation of an initial business combination. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024 In line with Volkswagen's agreement earlier in September with its largest shareholder Porsche SE, 25% plus one ordinary share in the sportscar brand, which do carry voting rights, will go to Porsche SE at the price of the preferred shares plus a 7.5% premium. Reuters, CNN, 18 Sep. 2022 The company paid a special cash dividend in May of 63 cents per ordinary share and $1.26 per American depository share for a payout of $2 billion, of which more than $200 million went to Richard Liu. Coco Liu, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2022 See all Example Sentences for ordinary share 

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ordinary share was in 1891

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“Ordinary share.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ordinary%20share. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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