shareholder
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share·hold·er
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Definition of shareholder
: one that holds or owns a share in property
especially
: stockholder
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Other Words from shareholder
shareholding
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Examples of shareholder in a Sentence
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Denmark’s government has objected to Mr Poulsen’s effort to sell a power-distribution business, which would boost payouts for shareholders. — The Economist, "Orsted has helped boost the prospects of offshore windpower," 31 Aug. 2019 Without the issuance of new shares, the company sees no benefit — only its current shareholders stand to profit. — Owen Thomas, SFChronicle.com, "Can Silicon Valley break the IPO?," 21 Aug. 2019 WeWork has also entered into leases with landlord entities in which Neumann has or had significant ownership stakes, which could lead to potential conflicts of interest with shareholders, the company said. — Alexandra Olson And Cathy Bussewitz, USA TODAY, "Ahead of anticipated IPO, WeWork reveals rapid growth and massive losses," 14 Aug. 2019 For shareholders worried about the future, Williams’s somewhat quiet public persona and lack of design intuition may not inspire much excitement. — Bloomberg, The Mercury News, "Apple’s heir apparent is much more like Tim Cook than Steve Jobs," 22 July 2019 The firm, which is publicly traded, is built to produce dividends for shareholders, the largest of which are financial entities. — Elisabeth Zerofsky, The New Yorker, "The Causes and Consequences of Berlin’s Rapid Gentrification," 12 July 2019 The Japanese company wrangled with shareholders for three months and twice extended a tender offer for Ocata before Astellas accumulated more than 50 percent of outstanding shares to gain control of the biotech. — Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, "Stem-cell biotech seeing strong growth," 2 July 2019 Its founder, Masayoshi Son, who has long pushed for the merger, would own 27 percent of the combined companies, with public shareholders owning the rest. — Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, "Sprint and T-Mobile Merger Faces New Hurdle With Lawsuit by States," 11 June 2019 Stocks across the nation took a hit in the month of May. However, in good news for shareholders, prices have gradually risen so far this month. — Benjamin Tobin, The Courier-Journal, "Stock market at a glance: See how these Louisville area companies are performing," 10 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shareholder.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for shareholder
shareholder
noun
English Language Learners Definition of shareholder
: someone who owns shares in a company or business
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shareholder
noun
share·hold·er
Legal Definition of shareholder
: one that owns a share in a fund (as a mutual fund) or property
especially
: stockholder — see also derivative action, equity sense 4c, proxy contest
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