From Longman Business Dictionaryordinary shareˈordinary ˌshare [countable] especially British EnglishFINANCEthe most frequenttype of share in most companies. If the company is in financialdifficulty, DIVIDENDs on common shares are paid only after those made on other particular types of share, such as PREFERENCE SHAREsCompany management is freezing the dividend at last year’s level of FFr8.6 for ordinary shares and FFr9.4 for preferred shares. →share
