sleeping partner
sleeping partner · sleeping partners
stiller Gesellschafter, stiller Teilhaber
A business partner who doesn't play an active role in running the day-to-day…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.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
stiller Gesellschafter, stiller Teilhaber
More definitions
- a partner (who usually provides capital) whose association with the enterprise is not public knowledge
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
a business partner who is not involved in the day-to-day business, but puts up capital:
Forms
plural: sleeping partnersSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a partner (who usually provides capital) whose association with the enterprise is not public knowledge:silent partner
See also
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