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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It might also struggle with balancing its sustainability goals with shareholder pressure to lower costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
CapVest, which established Curium in 2017 through the merger of IBA Molecular and Mallinckrodt Nuclear Imaging, remains its controlling shareholder after a recapitalization transaction last year that valued Curium at about $7 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
“Our results represent a subset of the economic value that our software has created for our customers,” Karp wrote in his shareholder letter.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Sullivan is still the largest shareholder in the club, while Daniel Kretinsky has the next highest stake.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
He became Avant!’s single largest shareholder; he pressed management for changes.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Because of utility protections in legislation that Newsom and lawmakers passed in 2019 and last year, Edison has said it expects its shareholders to pay little for the Eaton fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Atkore shareholders will receive $95 a share in cash and Prysmian intends to combine its products with Atkore’s to increase its exposure to North American data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The first lockup period for inside shareholders ends Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
"Our performance over the past few years has not met our own expectations, let alone those of our shareholders," the American added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
He agreed, though: The main effect of turning a partnership into a corporation was to transfer the financial risk to the shareholders.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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