It is commonly referred to as betel nut, as it is often chewed wrapped in betel leaves (paan). The term areca originated from a South Asian word during the 16th century, when Dutch and Portuguese sailors took the nut to Europe.he combination of areca nut with betel leaf is called buai in Tok Pisin (with the spit being known as buai pekpek), goi in (Bodo), tamul (à¦¤à¦¾à¦®à§à¦² / à¦¤à¦¾à¦®à§à¦²)in Assamese, kavala in Kannada, tambulam in Sanskrit, bajjai in Tulu, and paan in Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, and Urdu.
Below are three significant rights of minority stockholders. 1) Inspection Right. A minority stockholder has the right to inspect the corporationâs stock ledger, a list of its stockholders and its other books and records (and to make copies of such items). Moreover, there are certain tricky evidentiary issues.
To be a majority shareholder, a person generally must own more that 50 percent of a companyâs shares. When this is the case, the individual generally wields a substantial amount of power over the corporation.his means a person can own the majority of a companyâs shares but he may not have a lot of authority. It should also be noted that majority shareholders do not have to be individuals. It is common to find that one company owns the majority of shares in another business.