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shareholder

[ shair-hohl-der ]

/ ˈʃɛərˌhoʊl dər /

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noun

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

Also called share·own·er

[shair-oh-ner] /ˈʃɛərˌoʊ nər/.

Origin of shareholder

First recorded in 1785–95; share¹ + holder

OTHER WORDS FROM shareholder

share·hold·ing, noun non·share·hold·er, noun

Words nearby shareholder

shared logic, shared ownership, shared resources, shared-appreciation mortgage, sharefarmer, shareholder, shares, sharesave, sharett, shareware, shari

Example sentences from the Web for shareholder

At first glance, this kind of shareholder and customer uprising sounds unlikely.

The United States Needs Corporate 'Loyalty Oaths' |Jonathan Alter |August 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
As a shareholder in the site, Saatchi stands to get a cut of any work sold.

Saatchi Website Sells Pictures of Him Throttling Nigella |Tom Sykes |June 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The song was an anticlimactic ending to a shareholder meeting that had initially promised fireworks.

Jamie Dimon to Shareholders: Suck It |Daniel Gross |May 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Even a shareholder with median family income faced an effective federal tax of more than 60 percent.

Our Tax Code is Too Complicated. Here's How to Simplify It. |Megan McArdle |April 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Shareholder capital comes first, second come the bondholders, and third the large bank deposits.

What the Eurozone Crisis is all About |David Frum |April 4, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
You see a shareholder in a paper has a good deal of influence, especially if he has as much as a hundred thousand shares.

The Treasure of Heaven |Marie Corelli
So in forfeiting shares they must not use the power collusively for the purpose of relieving the shareholder from liability.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 |Various
He died 1598, and was at one time connected with the Theatre as shareholder.

Shakespeare's Family |Mrs. C. C. Stopes
Colossally rich, he was interested in all the great industrial enterprises, and a shareholder in most of the mining operations.

The Gold-Seekers |Gustave Aimard
A proxy may be revoked at the will of the shareholder giving it.

Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 3 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for shareholder

shareholder

/ (ˈʃɛəˌhəʊldə) /

noun

the owner of one or more shares in a company