shareholder
part of speech
noun (a shareholder, shareholders)
meaning for a pupil
1) (money) A person or organisation that owns shares (small parts) in a company, and so owns a small part of it. tree →
2) Someone who may get a share of the company's profits, called dividends. tree →
sense in the lessons
In money and economics lessons, a company can split its ownership into shares; shareholders buy them and hope the company does well so the shares grow in value. In the news, shareholders vote at meetings. In maths, if a profit of £1,000 is shared among 4 equal shareholders, each gets £250. Phrases: major shareholder, shareholders' meeting, shareholder vote.
examples
- Grandma is a shareholder in a big supermarket company. tree →
- The shareholders voted for a new boss. tree →
- Each shareholder got a dividend from the profits. tree →
- The biggest shareholder owns half the company. tree →
- If 5 shareholders share £500 equally, each gets £100. tree →
- Shareholders can lose money if the company does badly. tree →
note
Countable. Also called "stockholder" (US). In maths, each shareholder's part = profit ÷ shares × shares they own. Owning shares can make or lose money; it is not a sure thing.
Trees and pragmatics
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