shareholder

noun

share·​hold·​er ˈsher-ˌhōl-dər 

: one that holds or owns a share in property

especially : stockholder

shareholding

ˈsher-ˌhōl-diŋ 

noun

Examples of shareholder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Companies are legally obligated to hold annual meetings, which give shareholders the chance to vote on important issues, elect a board of directors, and debate shareholder proposals. —Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2024

What to know about Trump Media's stock market debut 04:03 Overall, shareholders have lost $7.2 billion in value since the stock touched a high of $79.38 on March 26. —Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2024

AstraZeneca’s shareholders approved a policy that will raise his maximum possible pay by about 13% to $24 million. —Damian Garde, STAT, 12 Apr. 2024

Promotional advertising, meanwhile, is required to be paid for by shareholders. —Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024

Paramount reportedly turned down an all-cash bid from private equity giant Apollo in favor of the Skydance talks, sparking concern from some third-party shareholders. —Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024

Boeing has to report how much plane travel its executives do because personal use of company planes counts as income for both tax reasons and as a matter of shareholder interest — the government and investors both want to know how much executives get compensated, in all forms. —Melvin Backman, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024

At a shareholder meeting Wednesday, Disney won a proxy battle against a group of activist investors who sought to secure seats on the company’s board of directors. —Alexandra Banner, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024

In the preliminary tally of votes at the April 3 Disney shareholder meeting, Peltz received 31% of shares voted in his favor while Maria Elena Lagomasino, one of the incumbent Disney directors Trian urged investors to kick off the board (along with board member Michael Froman), received 63%. —Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

shareholder

noun

share·​hold·​er -ˌhōl-dər 

: 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