controlling interest

/kənˌtroʊlɪŋ ˌɪntərəst/
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Other forms: controlling interests

Definitions of controlling interest
  1. noun
    ownership of more than 50% of a corporation's voting shares
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    type of:
    interest, stake
    (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
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