shareholder

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈʃɛɹˌhoʊl.dɚ/ UK /ˈʃɛəˌhəʊl.də(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #23849

Meanings

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noun
A person or organization that owns shares in a company.

The shareholders voted to approve the merger at the annual meeting.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person or organization... stockholder

Word family

Forms shareholders

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Idioms (1)

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poison pill
Matching variant: shareholder rights plan

a defensive tactic a company uses to make a hostile takeover unattractive

Etymology

From share + holder.

Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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