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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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