shareholder

[shair-hohl-der]

noun

1. a holder or owner of shares, share, especially in a company or corporation.

shareholder

/ ˈʃɛəˌhəʊldə /

noun

1. the owner of one or more shares in a company

Other Word Forms

• shareholding noun
• nonshareholder noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of shareholder¹

First recorded in 1785–95; share ¹ + holder

Example Sentences

Elon Musk, despite how badly Tesla’s stock performs or how outrageous he behaves, was just given a trillion dollar payday by the company’s shareholders.

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But how they have structured their entrepreneurial endeavors are dramatically different, underscoring the differences in how they view their responsibilities to shareholders and how they make their big bets.

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Peak’s management insisted that even with a large Chinese shareholder, it would stick to its plan to supply buyers outside of China.

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The hope is that by focusing on the number of customers—each one subsidized by shareholders—the companies can create a virtuous circle.

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In a class action complaint filed this month in Delaware Chancery Court, hedge funds and other large Skechers investors accused the company and 3G Capital of arranging a non-independent deal that shortchanged minority shareholders.

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