单词 | shareholder |
释义 | shareholdern. A person who owns shares in a company or other jointly owned property or venture. Also (esp. U.S.) called a stockholder.Shareholders can be individuals or other legal entities, such as banks, companies, governments, trusts, etc. (cf. person n. 7). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > holder of stocks or shares sharer1667 actionist1720 actionary1728 stockholder1753 shareholder1755 actioner1825 holder1848 sokaiya1971 1755 N. Magens Ess. Insurances I. 223 The above Valuation for any of the Share Holders or Seaman, if they had a Mind to insure more, to the Sum of £. 150,000. 1794 Newcastle Courant 5 Sept. 4 A General Meeting of the Shareholders in the Line of the intended Canal from Stella to Hexham will be held at Mr Charles Turner's. 1841 W. M. Thackeray Great Hoggarty Diamond vi Are you insured as a shareholder in the West Diddlesex? 1884 Leeds Mercury 26 July 6/1 In an interim report issued to the shareholders, the directors..state that the working of the past half-year shows a net profit on trading. 1920 Glasgow Herald 4 Sept. 10 It may be noted that shareholders again go dividendless. 1986 Estates Gaz. 9 Aug. 555/1 PEPs—Personal Equity Plans—are Mr Lawson's subtle persuaders which will, he hopes, turn us into a nation of shareholders. 2014 Wall St. Jrnl. 30 Aug. b4/5 Fiat can issue loyalty shares that will give shareholders who hold their stock for more than three years extra voting rights. Compounds C1. As a modifier, with the sense ‘of, belonging, or relating to shareholders’, as in shareholder approval, shareholder meeting, etc. ΚΠ 1845 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 26 May The services of the shareholder committee..were gratuitous. 1929 Yale Law Jrnl. 38 571 Where such voting rights exist,..this privilege stands out as one of the few remaining forms of shareholder control. 1959 Analysts Jrnl. 15 25/1 Shareholder gains by similar companies which did not split their stocks were considerably more moderate. 1984 Business Week 2 July 77/1 Wyatt wants shareholder approval of the charges. 1993 J. Kay Found. Corporate Success iv. xiii. 210 Eurotunnel... Once the tunnel is established, it becomes a rather dull utility stock offering relatively poor shareholder returns. 2021 Western Daily Press (Nexis) 30 Sept. 20 Investors showed their fury at the company at its annual shareholder meeting. C2. shareholder value n. the earnings made on a company's shares by their holders, esp. considered as a measure of the company's success. ΚΠ 1965 Ling-Temco-Vought Inc. Ann. Rep. 6/2 Our approach involves the deployment of all corporate assets..and resources in the most efficient arrangement conceivable to realize as much shareholder value as possible. 2018 Milbank Q. 96 477 Corporations..have a fiduciary responsibility to maximize shareholder value through the pursuit of profit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1755 |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。