shareholder
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shareholders
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Origin of shareholder
Explanation
A shareholder is someone who holds stock in a company. Shareholders partially own a company and can make more money when it does well. When you share, you're using or enjoying something with others. Similarly, shareholders own shares — also known as stocks — in a company, so the shareholders all own a little piece of the company. Therefore, shareholders want the company to succeed, so their shares will be worth more money. If one shareholder owns more than 50% of the shares, that person can control the company. Otherwise, the shareholders will have to work together to make decisions.
Vocabulary lists containing shareholder
Personal Finance and Financial Literacy - High School
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In August, Samsung announced a buyback of up to $80 billion of its own stock to boost shareholder returns.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The toy maker faces a falling stock, a departed CEO, and shareholder activists pushing for a sale.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
It said the shareholder return plan was designed to ensure that the "fruits of the company's growth translate into tangible benefits" for shareholders.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The separation could also unlock value in Taylor & Francis to allow future shareholder returns, BofA notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
He became Avant!’s single largest shareholder; he pressed management for changes.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Over the past six years from fiscal 2021, the company has returned around 13 billion pounds to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
It said the shareholder return plan was designed to ensure that the "fruits of the company's growth translate into tangible benefits" for shareholders.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Royal Mail is owned by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky's EP Group, after his takeover was approved by shareholders at the end of April last year.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Paramount was facing the prospect of paying $650 million a quarter in ticking fees to Warner shareholders if the deal didn’t close by the end of September.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Investors who wanted to devour unwilling targets needed help with their legal strategy, and shareholders needed formal representation.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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