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controlling interest
noun
: sufficient stock ownership in a corporation to exert control over policy
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Net income attributable to controlling interests was $16.9 million, compared to $19.6 million in the previous year, with earnings per share (diluted) at $0.45, down from $0.46.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Instead of a purchase-and-sale that, pending NBA approval, would have transferred a controlling interest to Rodriguez and Lore, the deal contemplated multiple stages of payment and a gradual conveyance of ownership.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2024
After its initial leap into streaming, the biggest milestone moment for Acorn came in 2018, when AMC Networks bought a controlling interest in the company and took over day-to-day management of the platform.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 21 June 2024
Selling some of his shares would allow Trump to still own a controlling interest in the company while diversifying his portfolio, according to Stegemoller.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2024
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First Known Use
1833, in the meaning defined above
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“Controlling interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/controlling%20interest. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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controlling interest
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