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shareholder

/ˈʃɛəˌhəʊl.də(ɹ)/ UK
/ˈʃɛɹˌhoʊl.dɚ/ Canada, US
/ˈʃeːˌhəʉl.də(ɹ)/ Australia
/ˈʃeːˌhɐʉl.də(ɹ)/ Australia
/ˈʃeəˌhɐʉl.də(ɹ)/ New Zealand
/ˈʃiəˌhɐʉl.də(ɹ)/

noun shareholders

One who owns shares of stock in a corporation. Shareholders are the real owners of a publicly traded business, but management runs it.
Similar: stockholder

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: shareowner, stockholder, shareholding, investor, bank, owner, ownership, stock, share, associate, equity, participatory, contributor, partner, holder, surge

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noun one who owns shares of stock

Español	accionista, accionario
한국어	주주 juju
日本語	株主 kabunushi
中文	股東 /股东 gǔdōng
हिन्दी	शेयरधारक śeyardhārak, अंशधारी añśdhārī, हिस्सेदार hissedār
Kiswahili	mwenye hisa, mwanahisa
Português	acionista
Français	actionnaire
Deutsch	Aktionär, Aktionärin
Italiano	azionista
Ελληνικά	μέτοχος métochos
Română	acționar, acționară
Русский	акционе́р akcionér, акционе́рка akcionérka, владе́лец а́кций vladélec ákcij, владе́лица а́кций vladélica ákcij, держа́тель а́кций deržátelʹ ákcij, держа́тельница а́кций deržátelʹnica ákcij
Tiếng Việt	cổ đông, người có cổ phần
العربية	مُسَاهِم musāhim, مُسَاهِمَة musāhima
עברית	בַּעַל מְנָיוֹת bá'al menayót

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@misc{shareholder_2026,
  title = {shareholder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shareholder},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}