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What is a 'Shareholder'
Any person, company or other institution that owns at least one share of a company’s stock. Shareholders are a company's owners . They have the potential to profit if the company does well, but that comes with the potential to lose if the company does poorly. A shareholder may also be referred to as a "stockholder".
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http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/shareholder.asp