shareholder

noun

share·​hold·​er ˈsher-ˌhōl-dər How to pronounce shareholder (audio)
: one that holds or owns a share in property
especially : stockholder
shareholding
ˈsher-ˌhōl-diŋ How to pronounce shareholder (audio)
noun

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Kretinsky has struck a deal with West Ham’s remaining shareholders to increase his stake from 27 per cent to 46 per cent, according to a press release sent out on behalf of the Royal Mail owner on Friday. — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 His best explanations for this are pressure from shareholders to prioritize immediate returns over long-term investments, and years of obsession with digital that came at the expense of physical retail. — Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026 Saudi Arabia is applying the same lessons in resiliency that Aramco, one of HUMAIN’s shareholders, applied to securing its oil infrastructure, Amin said. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026 The German state is the second-largest shareholder of Volkswagen AG, Volkswagen Group’s parent company. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shareholder

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of shareholder was in 1755

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shareholder

noun
share·​hold·​er -ˌhōl-dər How to pronounce shareholder (audio)
: one that owns or holds a share in property
especially : stockholder

Legal Definition

shareholder

noun
share·​hold·​er
: 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
shareholding adjective or noun
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