| ordinary shares | |
| —pl n | |
| (Brit) Compare preference shares See also A shares 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 | |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |