Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "hannun jari" na iya dogara ne akan mahallin da aka yi amfani da shi, amma gabaɗaya yana nufin ɗayan waɗannan masu zuwa: (noun) Shares of mallaka a cikin kamfani: Wannan ma'anar "hannun jari" yana nufin nau'in zuba jari da ke wakiltar mallaka a cikin kamfani. Lokacin da wani ya sayi hannun jari, suna sayen wani kaso na kamfani don haka suna da da'awar a kan wani yanki na kadarorinsa da ribarsa. Hannun jari" na iya nufin samar da wani abu, kamar kayayyaki ko kaya da kasuwanci ke riƙe don sayarwa ga abokan ciniki. : A matsayin fi’ili, “hannun jari” na nufin kiyaye wadatar wani abu, kamar adana kantin sayar da kayayyaki. wasu mahallin tarihi, “hannun jari” na nufin firam ɗin katako da ake amfani da shi don azabtar da mutane ta hanyar killace hannaye da/ko ƙafafu a cikin firam a matsayin wani nau’i na wulaƙanta jama’a.