Stockholder vs. Stakeholder

Stockholdernoun

(finance) One who owns stock.

Stockholdernoun

a company that maintains a stock of certain products.

Stockholdernoun

One who is a holder or proprietor of stock in the public funds, or in the funds of a bank or other stock company.

Stockholdernoun

someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation

Stakeholdernoun

A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet.

Stakeholdernoun

An escrow agent or custodian.

Stakeholdernoun

(legal) A person filing an interpleader action, such as a garnishee or trustee, who acknowledges possession of property that is owed to one or more of several other claimants.

Stakeholdernoun

A person or organisation with a legitimate interest in a given situation, action or enterprise.

Stakeholdernoun

The holder of a stake; one with whom the bets are deposited when a wager is laid.

Stakeholdernoun

someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another; must deliver the stakes to the winner