controlling interest

noun

: sufficient stock ownership in a corporation to exert control over policy

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Oscar winning producer and distributor Voltage Pictures has taken a major step in its expansion strategy by acquiring a controlling interest in the international sales and finance company The Exchange. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025 The former couple purchased a controlling interest in Chateau Miraval, a French company comprising a home and a vineyard in the South of France, in 2008 before getting married on the property years later. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 31 Dec. 2024 The rule will also streamline the application process for people who previously held H-1B visas and allow some people with controlling interest in petitioning organizations to themselves apply for the visa. Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024 The filing also details various business activities, including the acquisition of controlling interests in Zhejiang Xinca Mutual Entertainment Culture Media Co., Ltd. and Hangzhou SY Culture Media Co., Ltd. through variable interest entity agreements. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for controlling interest 

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of controlling interest was in 1833

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“Controlling interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/controlling%20interest. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

Legal Definition

controlling interest

see interest sense 1

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