Shareholder/ˈʃerhəʊldər/ Definition 1 of 1Pro Tip 1/3Ownership Rights Shareholders have rights to company information and can vote on important decisions. Mary used her shareholder rights to vote at the annual meeting. Pro Tip 2/3Dividend Expectation Shareholders often expect to receive dividends as a share of the company's profits. Tom was pleased with the dividend he got as a shareholder. Pro Tip 3/3Investment Risk Being a shareholder means the value of your shares can go up or down. As shareholders, they were concerned about the stock market dip.