unitholder

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noun

An owner of a beneficial interest ("unit") in a financial entity such as an investment trust.

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Meanings

noununitholder (plural unitholders)

plural unitholders

  1. businessAn owner of a beneficial interest ("unit") in a financial entity such as an investment trust.

    Its portfolios have returned more than 20 percent a year after fees for two decades, and those fees — which produce the profits that unitholders have a stake in — have been ample.

    2007 July 7, Conrad De Aenlle, “Some Experts at Timing Go for Cash”, in New York Times

Origin

From unit + holder.

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APA

unitholder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unitholder

MLA

“unitholder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unitholder. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unitholder,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unitholder.

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