Financial and business terms

B SHARE

B share: translation

B shares receive shares as a form of income, instead of dividends and are therefore attractive to investors who have to pay a high rate of income tax.Financial Services Glossary

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A/​B/​C shareA/​B/​C shareShare

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B shareUKUSnoun[C]
FINANCE,STOCK MARKETa type of share in aunit trustormutual fund(= investment service managed by financial experts)that carries a sales charge when it is sold, rather than when it is bought:»

B shares have no front-end sales fee but higher annual costs.

CompareA SHARE(Cf. ↑A share),C SHARE(Cf. ↑C share)