stockholder

noun

stock·​hold·​er ˈstäk-ˌhōl-dər How to pronounce stockholder (audio)
: an owner of corporate stock

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How Social Sentiment Analysis Helps In Stock Price Prediction Investors and traders need to react quickly to events that may prompt stockholders to buy or sell. Kirill Sagitov, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 At present, more than $10 trillion of investment has been wiped out, and every stockholder in the world is watching the Oval Office in the hope of discovering what to do next. The Editors, National Review, 8 Apr. 2025 The company has until December 16, 2025, to complete a business combination, following an extension approved by stockholders on December 3, 2024. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 4 Apr. 2025 Endeavor had been trading above the $27.50 per share stockholders were slated to receive as part of the deal for most of the past year. Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stockholder

Word History

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stockholder was in 1753

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“Stockholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stockholder. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

stockholder

noun
stock·​hold·​er ˈstäk-ˌhōl-dər How to pronounce stockholder (audio)
: an owner of stocks

Legal Definition

stockholder

noun
stock·​hold·​er
: an owner of corporate stock compare bondholder
stockholding noun or adjective

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