Definition

Noun: 1. The ownership of shares in a company: A "shareholding" is the fact of owning shares, or a specific block of shares, in a corporation. It represents an equity interest in the company. * The investor's shareholding in the tech firm gave him voting rights. * She increased her shareholding from 5% to 8%.

Usage

The term "shareholding" is used to describe the state of owning shares or to refer to the specific collection of shares owned by an individual or entity. It is often discussed in contexts of corporate control, investment, and finance. * It is commonly modified by adjectives like large, minority, majority, or significant to indicate the size or influence of the ownership stake. * The fund has a significant shareholding in several energy companies. * It can be used with possessive forms to indicate who owns the shares. * The company disclosed the board's shareholdings.

Examples

• Noun:
  • His shareholding entitles him to a portion of the company's profits.
  • The activist investor built up a 15% shareholding to push for changes in management.
  • The report details the shareholdings of all senior executives.

Advanced Usage

• "To have a shareholding in": To own shares of a particular company.
  • The pension fund has a shareholding in numerous blue-chip stocks.
• "To reduce/increase a shareholding": To sell or buy shares, thereby changing the size of one's ownership stake.
  • The founding family reduced its shareholding through a secondary offering.

Variants and Related Words

• Shareholder (n): An owner of shares in a company; a stockholder.
  • The shareholders voted on the proposed merger.
• Holding (n): A general term for property, stocks, or other assets owned.
  • His investment holdings are very diversified.

Synonyms

• Stockholding: Ownership of stocks (often used interchangeably with "shareholding," particularly in American English).
• Equity stake: An ownership interest in a company, often expressed as a percentage.

Related Phrases

• Shareholding structure: The distribution and pattern of ownership among a company's shareholders.
  • The company's shareholding structure is quite complex, with several institutional investors.
• Majority shareholding: Ownership of more than 50% of a company's shares, giving controlling interest.
  • After the buyout, the private equity firm acquired a majority shareholding.

Noun

1. a holding in the form of shares of corporations