One who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property. share-holder, share holder.

Someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another; must deliver the stakes to the winner.
In business, any person or group that has a stake in an organization: primarily, stockholders, employees, management, customers, and suppliers.

Someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation; SYN. shareholder, shareowner.
Owner of part of the stock capital of a company. Stockholders own stock in order to make a return. They do this partly by receiving dividends, a share of the profit made by the company, and partly by seeing the price of their stock rise over time as the value of the company increases. However, companies can make losses rather than profits, in which case stockholders are unlikely to receive a dividend. A loss-making company is also likely to see its stock fall in price.
Ultimately, if a private or public limited company goes bankrupt, the stockholders have limited liability (that is, they are not liable for all the company's debts, though they may lose their investment in the stock). Some or all of the stockholders will have voting rights in the company. This means, for example, that they can vote on resolutions passed at the annual general meeting of the company and vote in directors.

share holders

ETYM Latin corporatus, p. p. of corporare to shape into a body, from corpus body. Related to Corpse.
1. Done by or characteristic of individuals acting together; SYN. collective.
2. Of or belonging to a corporation.
3. Organized and maintained as a legal corporation; SYN. incorporated.

The book value of the outstanding shares of a corporation.
The total amount of capital in a business organization or economy.

ETYM Latin corporatio incarnation: cf. French corporation corporation.
A business whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state; SYN. corp.
A number of people grouped together in a legally constituted joint enterprise, usually for the conduct of business and for tax advantages. Types of corporations include publicly traded corporations, which sell stock to the public to raise capital, and privately held corporations. Corporations are legal entities filed with state governments and distinct from the individuals who manage their affairs or the owners of their stock. Only about 15% of the businesses in the US are corporations, but they produce 80% of sales.
The legal status of a corporation as a unique entity gives the owners and managers freedom from liability for the corporation's actions. The corporation can be sued and can sue, and it can make contracts. This limitation of liability is essential for growth and development, since large amounts of capital must be raised from many sources. The affairs of the corporation are governed by bylaws and managed by a board of directors. Laws vary from state to state and nation to nation as to how many directors are required and whether they must be stockholders. The board acts on behalf of the stockholders and can be held accountable for failure to abide by the bylaws or for faulty judgment that results in losses. The development of multinational corporations, enterprises that operate in a number of countries, has been a subject of increasing controversy since they operate only in their own interest, often at odds with government policies in those countries. They also can cause disruptions in domestic economies as they.
Shift facilities and marketing operations in search of the greatest advantage.

Company that is owned (jointly) by at least two stockholders (the holders of the stock of the company). Stockholders have limited liability. The company has an independent legal existence from its stockholders and can, for example, be sued or own property. In the UK, joint stock companies are either private limited companies or public limited companies.
A company (usually unincorporated) which has the capital of its members pooled in a common fund; transferable shares represent ownership interest; shareholders are legally liable for all debts of the company. joint stock company

(British) A company that is organized to give its owners limited liability; SYN. Ltd., Ld.

A theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire; SYN. repertory company.