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sleeping partner

sleeping partner noun: a business partner who doesn't play an active role in running the day-to-day operations of a business, who instead, finances the business in the form of capital investment.

Noun

sleeping partner (plural sleeping partners)

  1. (Ireland, UK) A business partner who doesn't play an active role in running the day-to-day operations of a business, who instead, finances the business in the form of capital investment.
    • Somewhat later, the Frenchman Charles Fourier was ridiculed for expecting day by day the sleeping-partner to turn up who would invest in his Phalanstère plan, which was based on ideas very similar to those sponsored by one of the greatest contemporary experts on finance.1957 [1944], Karl Polanyi, chapter 9, in The Great Transformation, Beacon Press: Boston, page 108
    Synonyms:
    silent partner

sleeping partner meaning in Tamil, Malay and Indonesian

sleeping partner in Tamil

உழையாக் கூட்டாளி, செயல் இல் கூட்டாளி

sleeping partner in Malay

a business partner who is not involved in the day-to-day business, but puts up capital
pekongsi tidur, rakan kongsi lelap

sleeping partner in Indonesian

a business partner who is not involved in the day-to-day business, but puts up capital
mitra persero takkerja

Synonyms of sleeping partner

Forms of sleeping partner

pluralsleeping partners
alternative formsleeping-partner

Questions about sleeping partner

What does sleeping partner mean?
Sleeping partner means a business partner who doesn't play an active role in running the day-to-day operations of a business, who instead, finances the business in the form of capital investment.
What is sleeping partner in Tamil?
Sleeping partner in Tamil is உழையாக் கூட்டாளி, செயல் இல் கூட்டாளி. See Sleeping partner meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sleeping partner?
Sleeping partner is a noun.
What is the plural of sleeping partner?
The plural of sleeping partner is sleeping partners.

Words near sleeping partner in the dictionary

  1. sleeping one off
  2. sleeping out
  3. sleeping over
  4. sleeping pad
  5. sleeping pads
  6. sleeping partner
  7. sleeping partners
  8. sleeping pill
  9. sleeping pills
  10. sleeping policeman
  11. sleeping policemen

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