minority ownership
noun [ U ]
ukus US
a situation in which a business is owned by a member of a minority (= a group whose members are of a different race, or have a different culture or religion to that of most other people in that country):
The proposals deal with increasing minority ownership of broadcast stations.
FINANCE, STOCK MARKET
a situation in which a person or an organization owns fewer shares in a company than the controlling shareholder (= the one who owns the most):
a minority ownership interest/share/stake
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