Shareowner

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A shareholder.

    "“Long-term shareowners believe that the owners of the company should be able to express their approval or disapproval of the board’s compensation package for the C.E.O. and the other senior executives,” said C. William Jones, president of the retirees’ association."

  2. 2
    someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation wordnet

Example

More examples

"“Long-term shareowners believe that the owners of the company should be able to express their approval or disapproval of the board’s compensation package for the C.E.O. and the other senior executives,” said C. William Jones, president of the retirees’ association."

Etymology

From share + owner.

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