stockholder

noun

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

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Fractional shares will not be distributed; instead, IAC stockholders will receive a cash payment for any fractional shares. Joe Cornell, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 Walgreens also recently suspended its practice of paying cash dividends to stockholders for the first time in 92 years. Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025 The merger, its says, will deliver hundreds of millions of dollars in non-ratable benefits to Paramount’s controlling stockholder, Shari Redstone, who approved the deal, which also carries a $400 termination fee and does not include a fiduciary-out provision. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025 For the fourth quarter, the company reported a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $636.9 million, or a loss of 22 cents per share, on revenue of $234.5 million. Michael Wayland, CNBC, 26 Feb. 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 28 Mar. 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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