shareholder

[US]/ˈʃeəhəʊldə(r)/
[UK]/ˈʃerhoʊldər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. holder of shares

Phrases & Collocations

major shareholder

minority shareholder

active shareholder

passive shareholder

shareholder value

majority shareholder

substantial shareholder

Example Sentences

to maximise returns to shareholders

the contractual nature of the shareholder's rights.

Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.

the shareholders have the inalienable right to dismiss directors.

the results were presented to shareholders as a fait accompli.

covenants entered into by all the shareholders inter se.

shareholders qua members may be under obligations to the company.

rebel shareholders are expected to give officials a rough ride .

shareholders have had to wait an unconscionable time for the facts to be established.

Large companies can easily buy out the shareholders of small companies.

The chairman's proposals are usually passed on the nod at the shareholders' meeting.

Debenture holder has priority over ordinary shareholder.

the company issued additional shares to shareholders in lieu of a cash dividend.

To bona fide third party apart from alienee,the status of shareholders shoul...

A dividend paid to shareholders in the form of authorized but hitherto unissued shares.

To icalizc minority shareholders?rights and interests lutist have systems to guarantee.

Being a minority shareholder, the German firm complained, “considerably limits the entrepreneurial manoeuverability of Siemens within the joint venture.

second, the role of bank holding companies may further increase the incentives of shareholders to underplay risk;

Except as otherwise noted, shares are owned beneficially and of record, and such record shareholder has sole voting, investment, and dispositive power.

JPMorgan has faced an outcry among Bear Stearns shareholders about the lowball offer, and faced the possibility that rival deals would begin to surface.

Real-world Examples

How could I? I'm one of your major shareholders!

Source: Big City, Small World - English Radio Drama (British Accent)

Freada Kapor Klein is an Uber shareholder through her investment fund.

Source: NPR News February 2017 Compilation

Tencent is Huya's biggest shareholder and owns over a third of DouYu.

Source: CRI Online September 2020 Collection

Yeah. Employee. And shareholder. Shareholder. Yeah.

Source: Jack Ma Speech Collection

I don't actually want to tell my shareholders that.

Source: New York Magazine (Video Edition)

The CEO playbook says it's about shareholders.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) May 2019 Collection

Jeremiah Salaash is a shareholder in KiliAvo and runs a farm for the company.

Source: VOA Special English: World

Unlike traditional companies, which can have outside shareholders, all owners of a co-op are also members.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

The deal still has to be reviewed by the company's shareholders and by the U.S. government.

Source: CNN Listening Collection October 2018

How do we explain that to the shareholders?

Source: Billions Season 1

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