American depository receipt: a depositary receipt issued by an American bank to promote trading in a foreign stock or share. The bank holds the underlying securities and an American depositary receipt is issued against them. They are traded on major American exchanges or in the over-the-counter market., aktsiat või osa esindav väärtpaber - kaubeldav väärtpaber, mis esindab aktsiaid või osi börsil (kui aktsiate viimine väärtpaberiturule oleks muidu raskendatud)