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shareholder capitalism

shareholder capitalism noun: the view that a business should promote primarily the interests of its shareholders.

Noun

shareholder capitalism (uncountable)

  1. The view that a business should promote primarily the interests of its shareholders.
    • The fiercely competitive pressures of shareholder capitalism will also impose a remorseless logic of their own.2026 April 18, John Thornhill, “Lunch with the FT: Dario Amodei”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3
    Synonyms:
    shareholderism

Synonyms of shareholder capitalism

  • shareholderism

Questions about shareholder capitalism

What does shareholder capitalism mean?
Shareholder capitalism means the view that a business should promote primarily the interests of its shareholders.
What part of speech is shareholder capitalism?
Shareholder capitalism is a noun.

Words near shareholder capitalism in the dictionary

  1. sharefarming
  2. shareherder
  3. shareherders
  4. shareherding
  5. shareholder
  6. shareholder capitalism
  7. shareholder rights plan
  8. shareholder rights plans
  9. shareholder value
  10. shareholders
  11. shareholders' agreement

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