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shareholder

/ˈʃɛəriːhɔːldər/ noun · British & US
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What does shareholder mean?

noun

A person who owns shares in a company, typically with the right to vote at shareholders' meetings and receive dividends.

Example

"The company's largest shareholder was a private equity firm."

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