stakeholder
/ˈsteɪkˌhəʊl.də/US/ˈsteɪkˌhoʊl.dɚ/
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stakeholder noun: a person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet.
Noun
stakeholder (plural stakeholders)
- A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet.
- A person such as a trustee, escrow agent or garnishee, who holds money or assets under trust for another party in a contractual agreement or as part of a claim.
- A person or organisation with a legitimate interest (a stake) in a given situation, action or enterprise.
- Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce (TVCC) and other stakeholders are now increasingly concerned about the risks of delay and urging progress on a project with a strong economic, commercial and environmental case.2019 October, Ruth Bagley tells James Abbott, “Crunch time for Heathrow western link”, in Modern Railways, page 74
Verb
stakeholder (third-person singular simple present stakeholders, present participle stakeholdering, simple past and past participle stakeholdered)
- To involve stakeholders in (a project, process, decision, etc.).
- “To carve out something like Netflix, an economic development endeavor we support, or any business development or affordable housing project, highlights a larger problem with this proposal — that it was not thought out well and was not sufficiently stakeholdered before it was proposed,” he [Ray...2025 July 30, Terrence T. McDonald, “NJ has new regulations to protect against flooding — but Hollywood gets a pass”, in New Jersey Monitor
stakeholder meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
stakeholder in Hindi
- escrow agent
- निलंब एजेंट nilamb ejeṇṭ
- interpleader
- इंटरप्लीडर iṇṭraplīḍar
stakeholder in Tamil
- பங்குதாரார்
stakeholder in Urdu
- شرطی رقم بردار
stakeholder in Bengali
- কোনো প্রতিষ্ঠান, অংশী, সংশ্লিষ্ট পক্ষ
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- stakeholder in Gujarati
- હિસ્સેદાર, હિતધારક
- stakeholder in Arabic
- وكيل الضمان
- stakeholder in Malay
- pemegang taruh, pemegang amanah harta
- stakeholder in Indonesian
- pemilik kepentingan
- stakeholder in Persian
- ذینفع zi-naf'
Examples of stakeholder in a sentence
- She has an interest in the proceedings, and all stakeholders' interests must be protected.
- The best way to effect change is to work with existing stakeholders.
- "We worked very closely with Southeastern to lobby government and stakeholders to increase the timetable.
Forms of stakeholder
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | stakeholders |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | stakeholders |
| present participle | stakeholdering |
| past participle | stakeholdered |
| past | stakeholdered |
Origin of stakeholder
From stake + holder.
Words formed from stakeholder
Phrases with stakeholder
Words that rhyme with stakeholder
Questions about stakeholder
- What does stakeholder mean?
- Stakeholder means a person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet.
- What is stakeholder in Hindi?
- Stakeholder in Hindi is निलंब एजेंट (nilamb ejeṇṭ), इंटरप्लीडर (iṇṭraplīḍar). See Stakeholder meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is stakeholder?
- Stakeholder can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce stakeholder?
- Stakeholder is pronounced /ˈsteɪkˌhəʊl.də/ (UK).
- What is the plural of stakeholder?
- The plural of stakeholder is stakeholders.
Words near stakeholder in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: stakeholder (page history and authors); stakeholder (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stakeholder (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stakeholder (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stakeholder (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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