Spanish word

accionista

Pronunciation

IPA/akθjoˈnista/

Meaning

  • noun (m./f.)shareholder

Example

Soy accionista de esa empresa.

I am a shareholder in that company.

Illustration for accionista (shareholder)

More examples

Como accionista, recibí un dividendo este año.

As a shareholder, I received a dividend this year.

Core concept

Holder of corporate stock entitled to dividends and to vote at shareholders' meetings.

Common phrases

  • ser accionista

    be a shareholder

  • como accionista

    as a shareholder

  • accionista de la empresa

    shareholder of the company

Similar words

socio: Invests in and participates in a group or company, sharing ownership, duties, and rewards.
inversor: Provides funds to assets or ventures to generate profit, with varying degrees of involvement.
dueño: Possesses tangible property or land with legal ownership and authority.

Definition in Spanish

Persona que posee acciones de una sociedad y, por ello, puede percibir dividendos y votar en las decisiones de la empresa.

Word origin

It is formed from acción in the financial sense (ultimately from Latin actio) plus -ista, a suffix that creates a noun for a person connected to that thing.

Usage tips

  • In practice accionista often appears in conversations about shareholders' meetings and dividend distribution, and it contrasts with inversor, who may invest without holding voting shares.

Opposites

  • bonistabondholdernoun

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