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Definition of minority interest in English: minority interestnoun 1An activity, subject, etc. that is of interest to only a limited number of people. opera is a minority interest even among those who do attend arts events on a regular basis Example sentencesExamples - During the first half of the 19th century, however, despite the activities of proponents such as James Busby, wine-making remained a minority interest.
- Even though literature may be a minority interest in this country, people who are devoted to it are deeply committed.
- However popular the idea of organic farming is, it is still a minority interest.
- Others say that it is the result of audiences voting with their feet and proves that straight drama is now a strictly minority interest.
- Traditional music is a minority interest in England, though very much a living tradition in Scotland and Ireland.
- For many years history was regarded as a 'minority interest' appropriate for an education rather than an entertainment slot.
- Superheros are a minority interest.
- The crooner never really went away - he simply became a minority interest, belting out the standards in London venues such as Ronnie Scott's and Pizza on the Park.
- Early music, despite the rise in interest and popularity over the past decade or so, is still a minority interest.
- Interest in the physical condition of ageing people has been continuously present among medical specialists since ancient times, though always as a minority interest.
2A significant share in a subsidiary company, owned by a party other than the holding company. the firm paid £7 million to acquire a business in which it had a minority interest Example sentencesExamples - Three years later, it sold a minority interest in an initial public offering.
- It prefers to begin its expansion programme in new countries by gaining a toehold - or minority interest - rather than making a big initial acquisition.
- NBC has a minority interest in the PAX broadcast network.
- He will take responsibility for business development and the running of Vodafone's minority interests.
- The company would hold a minority interest in the club if the investor exercised the option.
- He also owns a minority interest in the Edmonton Oilers NHL team.
- Most of the minority interest is concentrated in the dairy sector, with dairy cooperatives holding more than 51 percent of the total.
- BIN will retain minority interests in the concrete product manufacturing business.
- The source however could not disclose whether there were some Zambians who had expressed interest in taking up the 30 per cent minority interests in the coal mine.
- A non-licensee may hold only a minority interest, both voting and equity, and must materially participate in the firm's business.
Definition of minority interest in US English: minority interestnoun 1An activity, subject, etc. that is of interest to only a limited number of people. opera is a minority interest even among those who do attend arts events on a regular basis Example sentencesExamples - However popular the idea of organic farming is, it is still a minority interest.
- Early music, despite the rise in interest and popularity over the past decade or so, is still a minority interest.
- Even though literature may be a minority interest in this country, people who are devoted to it are deeply committed.
- For many years history was regarded as a 'minority interest' appropriate for an education rather than an entertainment slot.
- Others say that it is the result of audiences voting with their feet and proves that straight drama is now a strictly minority interest.
- During the first half of the 19th century, however, despite the activities of proponents such as James Busby, wine-making remained a minority interest.
- Interest in the physical condition of ageing people has been continuously present among medical specialists since ancient times, though always as a minority interest.
- Traditional music is a minority interest in England, though very much a living tradition in Scotland and Ireland.
- The crooner never really went away - he simply became a minority interest, belting out the standards in London venues such as Ronnie Scott's and Pizza on the Park.
- Superheros are a minority interest.
2A significant share in a subsidiary company, owned by a party other than the holding company. Asper acquired a minority interest in TV3 New Zealand Example sentencesExamples - He also owns a minority interest in the Edmonton Oilers NHL team.
- A non-licensee may hold only a minority interest, both voting and equity, and must materially participate in the firm's business.
- BIN will retain minority interests in the concrete product manufacturing business.
- The source however could not disclose whether there were some Zambians who had expressed interest in taking up the 30 per cent minority interests in the coal mine.
- He will take responsibility for business development and the running of Vodafone's minority interests.
- NBC has a minority interest in the PAX broadcast network.
- Most of the minority interest is concentrated in the dairy sector, with dairy cooperatives holding more than 51 percent of the total.
- It prefers to begin its expansion programme in new countries by gaining a toehold - or minority interest - rather than making a big initial acquisition.
- Three years later, it sold a minority interest in an initial public offering.
- The company would hold a minority interest in the club if the investor exercised the option.
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