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shareholder meetingA formal gathering of a company's shareholders to discuss company matters, vote on important decisions, and receive updates from management

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A formal gathering of a company's shareholders to discuss company matters, vote on important decisions, and receive updates from management

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈʃerhoʊldər ˈmiːtɪŋ/

Example Sentences

  • The CEO nervously prepared for the shareholder meeting, knowing angry investors would grill him about the company's poor performance.
  • During the shareholder meeting, one elderly investor fell asleep and accidentally voted 'yes' to a proposal he strongly opposed.
  • The company decided to hold a virtual shareholder meeting due to the pandemic, leading to several technical difficulties and muted microphone incidents.

shareholder meeting

NOUN

[/ˈʃerhoʊldər ˈmiːtɪŋ/]

A formal gathering of a company's shareholders to discuss company matters, vote on important decisions, and receive updates from management

A formal gathering of a company's shareholders to discuss company matters, vote on important decisions, and receive updates from management
💡 Concept

A formal gathering of a company's shareholders to discuss company matters, vote on important decisions, and receive updates from management

From warm greeting to proper seating, the shareholder meeting begins!
🎵 Rhyme

From warm greeting to proper seating, the shareholder meeting begins!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈʃerhoʊldər ˈmiːtɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈʃeəhoʊldə ˈmiːtɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Rootshare
Suffix-holder

🎵Rhyme

greetingseatingbeating
greeting
seating
beating

🔗Collocations

annual shareholder meeting
attend a shareholder meeting
extraordinary shareholder meeting
convene a shareholder meeting
shareholder meeting minutes
virtual shareholder meeting

📝Examples

The CEO nervously prepared for the shareholder meeting, knowing angry investors would grill him about the company's poor performance.

😄 Fun example

During the shareholder meeting, one elderly investor fell asleep and accidentally voted 'yes' to a proposal he strongly opposed.

😄 Fun example

The company decided to hold a virtual shareholder meeting due to the pandemic, leading to several technical difficulties and muted microphone incidents.

All major decisions regarding mergers and acquisitions must be approved at the shareholder meeting.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

shareholders' assemblystockholders' meetinggeneral meetingannual general meeting

Antonyms

board meetingexecutive session

Related

shareholderdividendproxy votecorporate governanceannual reportboard of directors

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