minority owner

Meaning

1. 1nouncountablebusiness

   A person or company that owns less than half of a business, sports team or property, and therefore cannot decide matters alone.

   Grammar: Takes a: he became a minority owner of the club.

   Patterns

   • a minority owner of something
   • become a minority owner in something

   She became a minority owner of the restaurant by buying a twenty percent stake.

   As a minority owner, he had a seat at the table but no final say.

   The actor is a minority owner of the basketball team.

Word forms

Common combinations

become a minority owner

He became a minority owner after investing in the startup.

minority owner of a team

She is a minority owner of a soccer team.

minority owner stake

The minority owner stake was sold for two million dollars.

limited say

A minority owner has limited say in major decisions.

buy out the minority owner

The founder tried to buy out the minority owner.

Synonyms and how they differ

minority shareholder

Minority shareholder is the usual legal phrase for a company's smaller stockholder, while minority owner is also used for teams and properties.

part-owner

Part-owner says only that ownership is shared and does not tell you whether the share is large or small.

co-owner

Co-owner suggests roughly equal partners, whereas minority owner stresses the smaller share.

junior partner

Junior partner describes rank and influence in a firm and does not necessarily imply a smaller ownership share.

Opposites

Word family

majority owner noun

someone owning more than half

minority stake noun

a smaller-than-half share

ownership noun

the state of owning

co-owner noun

someone who owns jointly

Commonly confused: minority owner or minority shareholder?

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