Sleeping+partner
41silent partner — noun a partner (who usually provides capital) whose association with the enterprise is not public knowledge • Syn: ↑sleeping partner • Hypernyms: ↑partner * * * noun, pl ⋯ ners [count] chiefly US : a partner who invests money in a business but is …
42working partner — ➔ partner1 * * * working partner UK US noun [C] (also active partner) ► FINANCE, WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT a partner in a business who takes an active part in managing it → Compare SILENT PARTNER(Cf …
43Dormant partner — Dormancy Dor man*cy, n. [From {Dormant}.] The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance. [1913 Webster] It is by lying dormant a long time, or being . . . very rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals upon a people. Burke. [1913 Webster]… …
44silent partner — Dormancy Dor man*cy, n. [From {Dormant}.] The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance. [1913 Webster] It is by lying dormant a long time, or being . . . very rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals upon a people. Burke. [1913 Webster]… …
45silent partner — A partner in a business who has no role in management but shares in the liability, tax responsibility, and cash flow. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * silent partner silent partner ➔ partner1 * * * silent partner UK US noun [C, usually sin …
46silent partner — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms silent partner : singular silent partner plural silent partners mainly American a sleeping partner in a business …
47silent partner — /saɪlənt ˈpatnə / (say suyluhnt pahtnuh) noun a partner taking no active or public part in the conduct of a business. Also, dormant partner, sleeping partner …
48silent partner — n AmE someone who owns part of a business but is not actively involved in the way it operates British Equivalent: sleeping partner …
49silent partner — silent partners N COUNT A silent partner is a person who provides some of the capital for a business but who does not take an active part in managing the business. [AM] (in BRIT, use sleeping partner) …
50active partner — A partner who has contributed to the business capital of a partnership and who participates in its management. All partners are deemed to be active partners unless otherwise agreed. Compare sleeping partner …
