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shareholder - 6 dictionary results

share⋅hold⋅er

[shair-hohl-der]
–noun
a holder or owner of shares, esp. in a company or corporation.
Also called share⋅own⋅er [shair-oh-ner] .


Origin:
1785–95; share 1 + holder


shareholding, noun
share·hold·er   (shâr'hōl'dər)   
n.  One that owns or holds a share or shares of stock; a stockholder. Also called shareowner.
share'hold'ing n.

Shareholder

Share"hold`er\, n. One who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property.
Language Translation for : shareholder
Spanish: accionista,
German: der, *die Teilhaber(in),
Japanese: 株主

Shareholder

Any person, company, or other institution that owns at least 1 share in a company. A shareholder may also be referred to as a stockholder.

Investopedia Commentary

Shareholders are the owners of a company. They have the potential to profit if the company does well, but that comes with the potential to lose if the company does poorly.

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Knowing Your Rights As A Shareholder

See also: Shares, Stock, Stockholders Equity


shareholder

See stockholder.


Main Entry: share·hold·er
Function: noun
: one that owns a share in a fund (as a mutual fund) or property; especially : STOCKHOLDER —see also DERIVATIVE ACTION, EQUITY 4c, PROXY CONTESTshare·hold·ing adj or noun
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