Difference between stake, share
, shareholding ??? :?:
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As sarat has explained, it's complicated, so I'll add my view.
In business, a share is a stock. 'Share' is used in AusE, 'stock' is more AmE. So, a stockholder is a shareholder.
'Stake' has a far more broad meaning. It means an interest in something, having a concern in something.
If a business goes bankrupt, it is not only the stockholders/shareholders who lose; it is everybody associated - employers, employees, shareholders, customers, suppliers. So these people have a 'stake' (interest/concern) in the company, and so all are 'stakeholders', but only some are stock/shareholders.
Also, 'stake' is used in a non-business contexts.
For example, if you have a stake in a horse race, you have a bet on a horse, or you own or train one of the horses, etc.