Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

controlling interest

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: con-trol-ling in-ter-est
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ownership by an individual or entity of more than half a company's shares, giving them a voting majority and thus the ability to control decision-making at the company.

Example Sentences

"A buyout is the purchase of a controlling interest in a company."

Inflected Forms

controlling interests (plural)

Questions

What does controlling interest mean?: The ownership by an individual or entity of more than half a company's shares, giving them a voting majority and thus the ability to control decision-making at the company.

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