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Shareholder vs Owner - What's the difference?

shareholder | owner |

As nouns the difference between shareholder and owner

is that shareholder is one who owns shares of stock in a corporation while owner is one who owns (something).

shareholder

English

(wikipedia shareholder)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who owns shares of stock in a corporation.
    • Shareholders are the real owners of a publicly traded business, but management runs it.

    owner

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who owns (something).
    • Are you the owner of this car?
  • captain of a ship

    • Synonyms

    * (one who owns) possessor, proprietor

    Derived terms

    * ownership

    Related terms

    * own