shareholder en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʃɛɹˌhoʊl.dɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈʃeəˌhɐʉl.də(ɹ)/ (New-Zealand) without the cheer–chair merger
- /ˈʃɛəˌhəʊl.də(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈʃiəˌhɐʉl.də(ɹ)/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
- /ˈʃeːˌhəʉl.də(ɹ)/ (Australia)
- /ˈʃeːˌhɐʉl.də(ɹ)/ (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)koréh₂ Proto-Germanic *skarō Proto-West Germanic *skaru Old English sċearu Middle English schare English share Proto-Germanic *haldaną Proto-West Germanic *haldan Old English healdan Middle English holden English hold Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English holder English shareholder From share + holder.
Meanings
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One who owns shares of stock in a corporation.
Shareholders are the real owners of a publicly traded business, but management runs it.
As of March 2022, the Qatar Holding LLC, the investment arm of Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) was the single largest shareholder of QIB, owning 16.7% of the bank, while Nasser Al-Khelaifi, president of PSG, is a board member at QIA.
2023 March 20, Issy Ronald, “Manchester United is for sale, who could buy the world-famous club?”, in CNN:Hudson personally would not face the music at that meeting and the business could hardly proceed for groans and hisses and cries of "Hudson! Hudson! Why is Hudson not here?" and so the ungrateful shareholders to whom Hudson had generously paid dividends out of their own capital cast out Hudson bag and baggage, including therein the agreement with the Newmarket Railway.
1941 December 14, Kenneth Brown, “The Newmarket & Chesterford Railway—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 533:High prices have swelled profits for energy companies, leaving them flush with cash. And their shareholders are certainly feeling that windfall. Exxon Mobil made a record $59 billion profit in 2022, up 157% from the year prior, and the company plans to spend up to $50 billion buying back shares.
2023 February 21, Nicole Goodkind, “How oil and gas companies think about their shareholders”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shareholders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
total shareholder return · nonshareholder · shareholder capitalism · shareholder value · shareholder rights plan · bagholder · shareholdership
Synonyms
Translations (122)
ca accionari (one who owns shares of stock) · nb aksjonær (one who owns shares of stock) · sq aksioner (one who owns shares of stock) · kmr hesadar (one who owns shares of stock) · lt akcininkas (one who owns shares of stock) · mk акционе́рка (one who owns shares of stock) · hy ակցիոներ (one who owns shares of stock) · ar مُسَاهِمَة (one who owns shares of stock) · lv akcionārs (one who owns shares of stock) · ru владе́лица а́кций (one who owns shares of stock) · hi हिस्सेदार (one who owns shares of stock) · zza wahêr (diq) (one who owns shares of stock) · pt acionista (one who owns shares of stock) · my ရှယ်ယာရှင် (one who owns shares of stock) · es accionista (one who owns shares of stock) · eu akziodun (one who owns shares of stock) · kmr pardar (one who owns shares of stock) · ba акционер (one who owns shares of stock) · eo akciulo (one who owns shares of stock) · ru акционе́рка (one who owns shares of stock) · es accionario (one who owns shares of stock) · cs akcionář (one who owns shares of stock) · vi người có cổ phần (one who owns shares of stock) · hi अंशधारी (one who owns shares of stock) · ru акционе́р (one who owns shares of stock) · fr actionnaire (one who owns shares of stock) · ka აქციონერი (one who owns shares of stock) · tk paýdar (one who owns shares of stock) · az səhmdar (one who owns shares of stock) · lv akcionāre (one who owns shares of stock) · da aktionær (one who owns shares of stock) · sl délničarka (one who owns shares of stock) · ja 株主 (one who owns shares of stock) · he בַּעַל מְנָיוֹת (one who owns shares of stock) · uz aksiyachi (one who owns shares of stock) · sh deòničār (one who owns shares of stock) · ru держа́тель а́кций (one who owns shares of stock) · et aktsionär (one who owns shares of stock) · az payçı (one who owns shares of stock) · sv aktieägare (one who owns shares of stock) · gu શેરહોલ્ડર (one who owns shares of stock) · ca accionista (one who owns shares of stock) · mi kaiwhaipānga (one who owns shares of stock) · sh део̀нича̄р (one who owns shares of stock) · kk акционер (one who owns shares of stock) · sl délničar (one who owns shares of stock) · bg акционе́рка (one who owns shares of stock) · sh акцио̀на̄р (one who owns shares of stock) · pl udziałowiec (one who owns shares of stock) · uk акціоне́рка (one who owns shares of stock) · hy բաժնետեր (one who owns shares of stock) · yi אַקציאָנער (one who owns shares of stock) · km កូនហ៊ុន (one who owns shares of stock) · fa-ira مُساهِم (one who owns shares of stock) · be акцыяне́рка (one who owns shares of stock) · ur حِصّے دار (one who owns shares of stock) · sk akcionár (one who owns shares of stock) · sw mwenye hisa (one who owns shares of stock) · th ผู้ถือหุ้น (one who owns shares of stock) · mk акционе́р (one who owns shares of stock) · bn শেয়ারহোল্ডার (one who owns shares of stock) · tk paýçy (one who owns shares of stock) · ro acționar (one who owns shares of stock) · cmn 股東 /股东 (one who owns shares of stock) · ota حصهدار (one who owns shares of stock) · sh diòničār (one who owns shares of stock) · zza wertağ (one who owns shares of stock) · ru держа́тельница а́кций (one who owns shares of stock) · mn хувьцаа эзэмшигч (one who owns shares of stock) · gl accionista (one who owns shares of stock) · ru владе́лец а́кций (one who owns shares of stock) · de Aktionärin (one who owns shares of stock) · tk maýadar (one who owns shares of stock) · uk акціоне́р (one who owns shares of stock) · is hluthafi (one who owns shares of stock) · pl akcjonariuszka (one who owns shares of stock) · ms pemegang saham (one who owns shares of stock) · tl kasapi (one who owns shares of stock) · io acioniero (one who owns shares of stock) · it azionista (one who owns shares of stock) · ug پاي ئىگىسى (one who owns shares of stock) · ga scairshealbhóir (one who owns shares of stock) · lo ຜູ້ຖືຫຸ້ນ (one who owns shares of stock) · tg саҳмдор (one who owns shares of stock) · yue 股東 /股东 (one who owns shares of stock) · ky акционер (one who owns shares of stock) · sw mwanahisa (one who owns shares of stock) · ka მეპაიე (one who owns shares of stock) · hi शेयरधारक (one who owns shares of stock) · cy cyfranddaliwr (one who owns shares of stock) · hu részvényes (one who owns shares of stock) · tr aksiyoner (one who owns shares of stock) · nb aksjeeier (one who owns shares of stock) · fi osakkeenomistaja (one who owns shares of stock) · dsb akcionaŕ (one who owns shares of stock) · sh дио̀нича̄р (one who owns shares of stock) · hak 股東 /股东 (one who owns shares of stock) · ro acționară (one who owns shares of stock) · tr hissedar (one who owns shares of stock) · lt akcininkė (one who owns shares of stock) · ps سهم لرونکی (one who owns shares of stock) · lo ຜູ້ຖືຮຸ້ນ (one who owns shares of stock) · be акцыяне́р (one who owns shares of stock) · cs akcionářka (one who owns shares of stock) · sh akciònār (one who owns shares of stock) · fa-ira سَهامدار (one who owns shares of stock) · ar مُسَاهِم (one who owns shares of stock) · ug پاي قوشقۇچى (one who owns shares of stock) · sk akcionárka (one who owns shares of stock) · bg акционе́р (one who owns shares of stock) · pl akcjonariusz (one who owns shares of stock) · vi cổ đông (one who owns shares of stock) · nan-hbl 股東 /股东 (one who owns shares of stock) · da aktieejer (one who owns shares of stock) · el μέτοχος (one who owns shares of stock) · id pemegang saham (one who owns shares of stock) · uz aksiyador (one who owns shares of stock) · my အစုရှင် (one who owns shares of stock) · zza hisedar (one who owns shares of stock) · de Aktionär (one who owns shares of stock) · hy փայատեր (one who owns shares of stock) · ko 주주 (one who owns shares of stock)