shares
or|di|nary shares
[N-PLURAL]
Ordinary shares are shares in a company that are owned by people who have a right to vote at the company's meetings and to receive part of the company's profits after the holders of preference shares have been paid. Compare preference shares. (BRIT BUSINESS; in AM use common stock)
= equitiespen|ny shares
[N-PLURAL]
Penny shares are shares that are offered for sale at a low price. (BUSINESS)pref|er|ence shares
[N-PLURAL]
Preference shares are shares in a company that are owned by people who have the right to receive part of the company's profits before the holders of ordinary shares are paid. They also have the right to have their capital repaid if the company fails and has to close. Compare ordinary shares. (BRIT BUSINESS; in AM use preferred stock)
[N-PLURAL]
Ordinary shares are shares in a company that are owned by people who have a right to vote at the company's meetings and to receive part of the company's profits after the holders of preference shares have been paid. Compare preference shares. (BRIT BUSINESS; in AM use common stock)
= equitiespen|ny shares
[N-PLURAL]
Penny shares are shares that are offered for sale at a low price. (BUSINESS)pref|er|ence shares
[N-PLURAL]
Preference shares are shares in a company that are owned by people who have the right to receive part of the company's profits before the holders of ordinary shares are paid. They also have the right to have their capital repaid if the company fails and has to close. Compare ordinary shares. (BRIT BUSINESS; in AM use preferred stock)