shareholder
noun
share·hold·er
ˈsher-ˌhōl-dər 
: one that holds or owns a share in property
especially
: stockholder
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Berkshire never split its stock, discouraging speculation and cultivating a shareholder base oriented toward decades rather than quarters.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
But Paramount Skydance hasn’t given up and is making a tender offer to WBD shareholders.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 31 Dec. 2025
One piece of lasting wisdom from Buffett came during Berkshire Hathaway’s 2004 annual shareholders’ meeting, when a 14-year-old boy from California posed a question.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
This is the percentage return on their shareholders’ capital that utilities are permitted to collect from customers on investments like transmission lines, poles, and meters.
—Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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Yun Li, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
But Paramount Skydance hasn’t given up and is making a tender offer to WBD shareholders.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 31 Dec. 2025
One piece of lasting wisdom from Buffett came during Berkshire Hathaway’s 2004 annual shareholders’ meeting, when a 14-year-old boy from California posed a question.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
This is the percentage return on their shareholders’ capital that utilities are permitted to collect from customers on investments like transmission lines, poles, and meters.
—Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Shareholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shareholder. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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shareholder
noun
share·hold·er
-ˌhōl-dər
: one that owns or holds a share in property
especially
: stockholder
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