stockholder

English

Etymology

stock +‎ holder

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈstɒk.həʊl.də/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈstɑk.hoʊl.dɚ/, [ˈstɑk.hoʊɫ.dɚ]

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈstɔk.həʉl.də/

Noun

stockholder (plural stockholders)

1. (finance) One who owns stock.
2. a company that maintains a stock of certain products.

   XX are stockholders of round bar, flat bar and plate.

Synonyms

• shareholder (sense 1)
• stockist (sense 2)

Coordinate terms

• bondholder
• debtholder
• noteholder
• stakeholder
• unitholder

Derived terms

• preferred stockholder

 

Translations

one who owns stock — see shareholder

References

• “stockholder”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.