shareholder
noun
share·hold·er
ˈsher-ˌhōl-dər 
: one that holds or owns a share in property
especially
: stockholder
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Stadium management specialist Legends — in which Sixth Street are majority shareholders — also partnered with Madrid to run the club’s retail operations and all the Bernabeu’s restaurants and bars.
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Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
That significantly outperformed the S&P 500 index’s 20% annual return to shareholders over the same period.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
The Vitelli family continues to control the company with two minority shareholders.
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The profits from the oil and gas tend to go overwhelmingly to these companies, their shareholders, and their investors.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
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Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
That significantly outperformed the S&P 500 index’s 20% annual return to shareholders over the same period.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
The Vitelli family continues to control the company with two minority shareholders.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
The profits from the oil and gas tend to go overwhelmingly to these companies, their shareholders, and their investors.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
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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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