stakeholder

stake·hold·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [steyk-hohl-der]
- /ˈsteɪkˌhoʊl dər/
- /ˈsteɪkˌhəʊl.dər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [steyk-hohl-der]
- /ˈsteɪkˌhoʊl dər/

Definitions of stakeholder word

noun stakeholder the holder of the stakes of a wager. 1
noun stakeholder a person or group that has an investment, share, or interest in something, as a business or industry. 1
noun stakeholder Law. a person holding money or property to which two or more persons make rival claims. 1
noun stakeholder person or group with an investment or interest 1
noun stakeholder gambling: holder of bets 1
countable noun stakeholder Stakeholders are people who have an interest in a company's or organization's affairs. 0

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Origin of stakeholder

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10; stake2 + holder

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Parts of speech for Stakeholder

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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stakeholder popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for stakeholder

noun stakeholder

investor — to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.

Just one Synonym for stakeholder