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

The deal will allow Foot Locker shareholders to choose either $24.00 in cash or 0.1168 shares of Dick’s Sporting Goods’ stock for each share of the Foot Locker common stock. —Saleen Martin, USA Today, 16 May 2025

Foot Locker shareholders and government regulators still need to approve it. —Alina Selyukh, NPR, 15 May 2025

Frasers Property owns about 24.2% of the REIT, while Charoen’s TCC Group holds 36.7% and minority shareholders own the rest, according to Frasers Hospitality’s latest annual report. —Yessar Rosendar, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025

The company plans to distribute slightly more than 80% of the shares of common stock of the spinoff to shareholders of Sony Group through dividends. —Dylan Butts, CNBC, 14 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shareholder

• officeholder
• beholder
• bondholder
• cardholder
• freeholder
• householder
• landholder
• leaseholder
• lienholder
• placeholder
• slaveholder
• smallholder

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