The most straightforward job of the shareholder is to provide funds. In practice, however, it isnât straightforward at all. Corporations do need capital to invest in growth, but they donât get it in aggregate from shareholders.
Noun. 1. understatement-a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said. statement-a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; according to his statement he was in London on that day.
A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity. A sentence that follows the customary word order of English sentences, i.e., subject-verb-objects. The main idea of the sentence is presented first and is then followed by one or more subordinate clauses.