He seemed to be condescending to his companion. He read it with the same condescending tone with which it was written. His condescending tone was as annoying as the words. Jackson always picked some condescending nickname for her beaus. Myrtle would say, Bless your heart, to people in the most condescending way possible.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A shareholder or stockholder is an individual or institution (including a corporation) that legally owns a share of stock in a public or private corporation. Shareholders are the owners of a limited company.
DEFINITION of 'Stockholders' Equity'. The portion of the balance sheet that represents the capital received from investors in exchange for stock (paid-in capital), donated capital and retained earnings. Stockholders' equity represents the equity stake currently held on the books by a firm's equity investors. It is calculated either as a firm's total assets minus its total liabilities, or as share capital plus retained earnings minus treasury shares: Also known as shareholders' equity.