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stakeholder en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Texas) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈstæɪkˌhɐʉl.də/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈsteɪkˌhoʊl.dɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈstæɪkˌhəʉl.də/ (Australia)
  • /ˈsteɪkˌhəʊl.də/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈstæɪkˌhɐʉl.də] (Australia) some speakers

Etymology

From stake + holder.

Meanings

  1. A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet.
  2. A person such as a trustee, escrow agent or garnishee, who holds money or assets under trust for another party in a contractual agreement or as part of a claim.
  3. A person or organisation with a legitimate interest (a stake) in a given situation, action or enterprise.
    • Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce (TVCC) and other stakeholders are now increasingly concerned about the risks of delay and urging progress on a project with a strong economic, commercial and environmental case. 2019 October, Ruth Bagley tells James Abbott, “Crunch time for Heathrow western link”, in Modern Railways, page 74:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
stakeholders Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

multistakeholder · multistakeholders · stakeholderism · stakeholder capitalism · stakeholdership · multi-stakeholder · stakeholder society

Descendants

Stakeholder

Relateds

seat at the table

Translations (84)

ru попечи́тель (escrow agent) · pl interesariusz (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · la manceps (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · es interesado económico (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · de Interessensvertreter (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · es baratero (chapas, juego de apuestas) (bet holder) · es apostador (bet holder) · pl interesantka (bet holder) · de Treuhänder (escrow agent) · pl interesant (bet holder) · es responsable (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · fa ذینفع (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · de Interessenvertreter (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · de Wetteinsatzverwalter (bet holder) · ja ステークホルダー (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · hu érintett (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · et osapool (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · de Anspruchsberechtigter (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · sw mshikadau (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · de relevanter Akteur (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · sk zainteresovaná strana (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · fi vedonvälittäjä (bet holder) · nl belanghebbende (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · es agente de depósito de garantía (escrow agent) · pl bukmacher (interpleader) · es autor (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · cmn 持份者 (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · de Interessensgruppe (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · fi sidosryhmä (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · pl interesant (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · hi इंटरप्लीडर (interpleader) · cmn 賭注經紀人 /赌注经纪人 (bet holder) · it parte interessata (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · pl bukmacher (escrow agent) · es tomaparte (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · fi uskottu mies (interpleader) · de Anspruchsgruppe (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · de Beteiligter (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · es interviniente (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · de Zwischenkläger (interpleader) · mi kiripānga (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · fr plaideur (interpleader) · sv intressent (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · ja 利害関係者 (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · cmn 利益相關者 /利益相关者 (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · de Stakeholder (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · pl interesariusz (bet holder) · kk стейкхолдер (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · de Anspruchsperson (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · it interessato (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · es interesado (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · cmn 交互訴訟 /交互诉讼 (interpleader) · fr partie prenante (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · sv berörda parter (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · de Interesseneigner (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · cy budd-ddeiliad (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · es partido interesado (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · ms pemegang amanah harta (escrow agent) · el θεματοφύλακας στοιχημάτων (bet holder) · de Projektbeteiligter (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · fr agent d'entiercement (escrow agent) · ja 競合権利者 (interpleader) · ms pemegang taruh (bet holder) · de Interessenträger (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · de Stakeholderin (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · de Zwischenklage (interpleader) · ru па́йщик (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · ru стейкхо́лдер (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · fr intervenant (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · de Anteilseigner (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · pt parte interessada (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · cmn 交互訴訟者 /交互诉讼者 (interpleader) · alt пайчы (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · hi निलंब एजेंट (escrow agent) · de interessierter Kreis (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · ca part interessada (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · ru заинтересо́ванная сторона́ (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · id pemilik kepentingan (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · cy rhanddeiliad (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · cmn 代管代理 (escrow agent) · ar وكيل الضمان (escrow agent) · fi uskottu mies (escrow agent) · pl interesantka (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) · de interessierte Kreise (person or organisation with a legitimate interest)

stakeholder en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Texas) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈstæɪkˌhɐʉl.də/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈsteɪkˌhoʊl.dɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈstæɪkˌhəʉl.də/ (Australia)
  • /ˈsteɪkˌhəʊl.də/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈstæɪkˌhɐʉl.də] (Australia) some speakers

Etymology

From stake + holder.

Meanings

  1. (transitive, uncommon) To involve stakeholders in (a project, process, decision, etc.).
    • “To carve out something like Netflix, an economic development endeavor we support, or any business development or affordable housing project, highlights a larger problem with this proposal — that it was not thought out well and was not sufficiently stakeholdered before it was proposed,” he [Ray Cantor] said. 2025 July 30, Terrence T. McDonald, “NJ has new regulations to protect against flooding — but Hollywood gets a pass”, in New Jersey Monitor:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
stakeholdered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
stakeholdered Tense=Past lexicographic
stakeholdering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
stakeholders Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic