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

Businesses have responded by embedding sustainability at the core of their strategies—driven not just by regulation, but by risk management, customer demand, and shareholder expectations. —Sebastian Buckup, Time, 24 Sep. 2025

The company's largest shareholders are both institutional investors, such as Vanguard Group and BlackRock, and individual ownerships, including executives and investors. —Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025

Fracking companies spent twice their free cash flow in 2016, raising the rest from shareholders left with little to show when the shale boom ran out of steam. —Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025

But first, understand what the market and the rest of the company's shareholder base are focused on. —Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Sep. 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