ordinary share
British. a share of common stock.
Origin of ordinary share
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How to use ordinary share in a sentence
No one with even an ordinary share of sensibility can witness a ceremony involving such consequences without the deepest emotion.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottThe ordinary share capital of the Company, which is exclusively held in Argentina, has been increased to over a million sterling.
Argentina | W. A. HirstShiplake has more than the ordinary share of backwaters and bye-streams, and on this account is a favourite resort of anglers.
A fellow of my age, with an ordinary share of brains, to go on dreaming and mooning over such sentimental nonsense!
King of the Castle | George Manville FennTo the traveller they seem inoffensive, almost to timidity, and with a more than ordinary share of "natural affection."
Siam | George B. Bacon
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