ordinary
1 adj Ordinary people or things are normal and not special or different in any way.
usu ADJ n
(=normal)
I strongly suspect that most ordinary people would agree with me..., It has 25 calories less than ordinary ice cream..., It was just an ordinary weekend for us.
2 Something that is out of the ordinary is unusual or different. ♦
out of the ordinary phrase usu v-link PHR
(=unusual) The boy's knowledge was out of the ordinary..., I've noticed nothing out of the ordinary.
ordinary shares
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) n-plural
(=equities)
in AM use common stock