Shareholder

How it is used

Used in finance, annual reports and corporate governance: majority shareholder, shareholder meeting, 'return value to shareholders'. American English also says 'stockholder'.

Example sentences

1. The founders are still the largest shareholders in the company.

2. Shareholders will vote on the merger at the annual general meeting.

Common collocations

• majority shareholder
• minority shareholder
• shareholder meeting
• shareholder value

Related terms

• stakeholderA person or group that is affected by a project or company decision, or has an interest in it, such as employees, customers, investors or suppliers.
• board of directorsThe group of people elected by a company's shareholders to oversee its management and make major decisions, such as appointing the CEO.
• parent companyA company that owns or controls one or more other companies, which are called its subsidiaries.
• CEOShort for chief executive officer: the highest-ranking manager in a company, responsible for its overall strategy and results.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• shareholder · Management & Leadership
• shareholder · Finance & Banking
• shareholder · Investing & the Stock Market
• shareholder · Contract & Commercial Law

More terms: Company Structure

• headquarters
• report to
• HR
• line manager
• branch
• subsidiary
• in-house
• outsource
• C-suite
• department
• head of
• team lead