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minority interest

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Minority Interest
A significant but non-controlling ownership of less than 50% of a company's voting shares by either an investor or another company.

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In accounting terms, if a company owns a minority interest in another company but only has a minority passive position (i.e. it is unable to exert influence), then all that's recorded from this investment are the dividends received from the minority interest. If the company has a minority active position (i.e. it is able to exert influence), then both dividends and a percent of income are recorded on the company's books.


Minority interest
An outside ownership interest in a subsidiary that is consolidated with the parent for financial reporting purposes.

minority interest
1. In accounting, the ownership by the parent company of less than 100% of an affiliated firm.
2. A proportional ownership of a firm that is insufficient to constitute control. Generally, minority interest is viewed as ownership of less than 50% of the voting shares.


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