controlling interest

American  

noun

1. ownership of enough stock in a company to exert control over policy and management.

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controlling interest British  

noun

1. a quantity of shares in a business that is sufficient to ensure control over its direction

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Etymology

Origin of controlling interest

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

In the “vast majority” of cases, the company said, he owns 5% or less of these healthcare companies, and he doesn’t have a controlling interest in any of them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Onset recently sold a controlling interest in its bankruptcy claim to asset manager Silver Point Capital for undisclosed terms.

From The Wall Street Journal

Revamping the calendar is an obvious solution but cannot be achieved easily given the complex nature of tennis governance, where the four Grand Slams, ATP, WTA and ITF each have controlling interests.

From BBC

The former couple signed a long-term lease on the property in 2008 and later bought a controlling interest in the company that owned it.

From Los Angeles Times

Schmidt earlier this year took a controlling interest in Relativity Space, a Long Beach startup founded in 2015 with the intent to bring 3-D manufacturing to rocketry.

From Los Angeles Times