azionista
shareholder
noun aht-tsyoh-NEE-stah Less Common
Origin: From azione ('share, stock') + -ista, denoting a person associated with something.
Also means
stockholder
Usage Note
Azionista is the standard term for a company shareholder or stockholder. Like all nouns ending in -ista, it has the same form for masculine and feminine singular — l'azionista (m or f) — but differs in the plural: gli azionisti (m) vs le azioniste (f).
Examples
"Gli azionisti hanno approvato il bilancio."
Natural Translation
The shareholders approved the balance sheet.

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