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stakeholder

  • /ˈsteɪkˌhəʊl.də/ UK
  • /ˈsteɪkˌhoʊl.dɚ/ Canada, US
  • /ˈstæɪkˌhəʉl.də/ Australia
  • [ˈstæɪkˌhɐʉl.də] Australia
  • /ˈstæɪkˌhɐʉl.də/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -əʊldə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From stake + holder.

noun stakeholders

  1. A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet.
  2. A person such as a trustee, escrow agent or garnishee, who holds money or assets under trust for another party in a contractual agreement or as part of a claim.
  3. A person or organisation with a legitimate interest (a stake) in a given situation, action or enterprise. Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce (TVCC) and other stakeholders are now increasingly concerned about the risks of delay and urging progress on a project with a strong economic, commercial and environmental case.

verb stakeholders · stakeholdering · stakeholdered

  1. transitive, uncommon To involve stakeholders in (a project, process, decision, etc.). “To carve out something like Netflix, an economic development endeavor we support, or any business development or affordable housing project, highlights a larger problem with this proposal — that it was not thought out well and was not sufficiently stakeholdered before it was proposed,” he [Ray Cant

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: player, depositary, informant, provider, worker, participant, participatory, shareholder, interest, responder, respondent, party, presenter, intervenor, actor, practitioner

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noun bet holder

Españolapostador, baratero (chapas, juego de apuestas)
中文賭注經紀人 /赌注经纪人 dǔzhù jīngjìrén
DeutschWetteinsatzverwalter
Ελληνικάθεματοφύλακας στοιχημάτων thematofýlakas stoichimáton

noun escrow agent

Españolagente de depósito de garantía
中文代管代理 dàiguǎn dàilǐ
हिन्दीनिलंब एजेंट nilamb ejeṇṭ
Françaisagent d'entiercement
DeutschTreuhänder
Русскийпопечи́тель popečítelʹ
العربيةوكيل الضمان

noun interpleader

日本語競合権利者 kyōgō kenri mono
中文交互訴訟 /交互诉讼 jiāohù sùsòng, 交互訴訟者 /交互诉讼者 jiāohù sùsòngzhě
हिन्दीइंटरप्लीडर iṇṭraplīḍar
Françaisplaideur
DeutschZwischenklage, Zwischenkläger

noun person or organisation with a legitimate interest

Españolinteresado económico, interesado, partido interesado, responsable, autor, interviniente
日本語利害関係者 rigai kankeisha, ステークホルダー sutēkuhorudā
中文持份者 chífènzhě, 利益相關者 /利益相关者 lìyì xiāngguānzhě
Kiswahilimshikadau
Portuguêsparte interessada
Françaisintervenant, partie prenante
DeutschStakeholder, Stakeholderin, Interessensgruppe, Interessenvertreter, Interessensvertreter, Interesseneigner
Italianointeressato, parte interessata
Русскийпа́йщик pájščik, заинтересо́ванная сторона́ zainteresóvannaja storoná, стейкхо́лдер stɛjkxóldɛr

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@misc{stakeholder_2026,
  title = {stakeholder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stakeholder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}