acionista
/a.si.oˈnis.tɐ/feminine, masculine
The English phrase shareholder is translated into Portuguese as acionista.
acionista refers to one who owns shares of stock.
Meaning: one who owns shares of stock (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word acionista is derived from ação (meaning share or action) and the suffix -ista, which denotes a person associated with a specific activity or thing.
Which one should you use?
While acionista is the standard term, sócio can be used formally to refer to a shareholder in a company context, meaning partner or associate. In legal or technical contexts, the expression titular de ações is used to mean holder of shares.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural of acionista is acionistas. The word can be used as both a masculine and feminine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /a.si.oˈnis.tɐ/. It has five syllables, with the stress on the fourth syllable.
Did you know?
- In Brazil, the word ação means both 'share' and 'lawsuit'. This means an acionista is someone who owns stock, but acionar can also mean to sue someone in court.
- In Portuguese corporate law, there is a distinction between an acionista and a quotista. The latter is a person who owns a share in a sociedade limitada, which is a specific type of limited liability company common in Brazil.
- The suffix -ista in acionista is used for a vast range of roles, from professionals like dentista to political ideologies like comunista and artistic styles like futurista.
Examples in context
- Você é um acionista?Are you a shareholder?This sentence is useful for asking if someone is an acionista.Tatoeba #8615182 by jvlopes91, translation #4494653 by CK
- Tom é o maior acionista.Tom is the largest shareholder.This sentence is useful for stating that someone is the largest acionista.Tatoeba #8615184 by jvlopes91, translation #6285012 by Hybrid
- Se eu fosse um acionista, ficaria zangado.If I were a shareholder, I'd be upset.This sentence is useful for expressing how one would feel if they were an acionista.Tatoeba #8615185 by jvlopes91, translation #4499535 by CK
- Na assembleia geral, os acionistas votaram a favor das novas propostas.In the general meeting, the shareholders voted in favor of the new proposals.
- Os sócios têm direito a participar nas decisões estratégicas da empresa.The shareholders have the right to participate in the company's strategic decisions.
- O titular de ações tem direito a dividendos proporcionais ao número de ações que possui.The holder of shares is entitled to dividends proportional to the number of shares they own.
- Eu sou dono de ações daquela empresa.I am a shareholder of that company.
- Ele é um grande investidor nessa companhia. Possui muitas ações.He is a significant investor in that company, he owns many shares.
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Example conversation
Mariana and Gabriel are discussing their investment portfolio.
- MarianaVocê é um acionista daquela fábrica?Are you a shareholder of that factory?
- GabrielNão, eu sou apenas um investidor.No, I am just an investor.
- MarianaEu sou uma acionista desde o ano passado.I have been a shareholder since last year.
- GabrielQue bom, a Mariana tem bons investimentos.That's good, Mariana has good investments.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “shareholder” translations and entries acionista, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
