stockowner

[ stok-oh-ner ]

noun

1. stockholder ( def 1 ).

Other Words From

• stockowner·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stockowner¹

First recorded in 1865–70; stock ( def ) + owner ( def )

Example Sentences

If the sales value of the stock exceeds its basis, the stockowner owes tax on the capital gain.

From Forbes

You see, I got Kennedy to influence a big stockowner for me.

From Project Gutenberg

Then follow a couple of toasts, the stockowner’s and auctioneer’s—usually short—and an adjournment takes place—if it be stock, to the yards; if corn, the cloth is cleared of all but the wine, and the sale proceeds there and then.

From Project Gutenberg

This, of course, would be a heavy loss to the stockowner, but a still heavier one to the meat consumer; because, if there were fewer animals for sale, the price of meat would ascend, in obedience to the law of supply and demand.

From Project Gutenberg

Regulations were established and enforced which favored the settler rather than the large stockowner.

From Project Gutenberg