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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Fox and Roku said they expect the merger to be done by the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory and shareholder approval, according to a Sept 9 filings with the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Spanish second-division side Eldense say Argentina great Lionel Messi has reached a "preliminary agreement" to become the club's majority shareholder.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Qatar's sovereign wealth fund is Volkswagen's third-largest shareholder, holding about 10 percent of equity, and had reportedly been unhappy at the speculation that VW might directly make parts for Rafael.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
The firm is the second-largest shareholder in large-cap companies and the largest shareholder in small-cap companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
He became Avant!’s single largest shareholder; he pressed management for changes.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Discovery shareholders by $7 million a day, so-called ticking fees that will heap more debt onto the highly leveraged transaction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Ellison eventually agreed to pay $100 million to charity to settle an insider-trading lawsuit brought by shareholders over the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
O'Leary made the comments on Thursday while talking to journalists ahead of Ryanair's yearly meeting with shareholders.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
A growing number are also focusing on how they can thrive when companies reward owners and shareholders more than workers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Management was replaced, shareholders badly diluted, and creditors left intact but with some uncertainty.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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