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carried interest

carried interest noun: a share of the profits of an investment paid to the investment manager in excess of the amount that the manager contributes to the partnership.

Noun

carried interest (uncountable)

  1. A share of the profits of an investment paid to the investment manager in excess of the amount that the manager contributes to the partnership.

Origin of carried interest

From carried + interest.

Questions about carried interest

What does carried interest mean?
Carried interest means a share of the profits of an investment paid to the investment manager in excess of the amount that the manager contributes to the partnership.
What part of speech is carried interest?
Carried interest is a noun.

Words near carried interest in the dictionary

  1. carried coals to Newcastle
  2. carried conviction
  3. carried corn
  4. carried everything before one
  5. carried forward
  6. carried interest
  7. carried off
  8. carried on
  9. carried on like a pork chop
  10. carried one's own hide to market
  11. carried one's weight

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