minority interests

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• minority interests — arise when a company has a subsidiary company (See also subsidiary) in which it does not own all of the shares. The shareholders apart from the holding company are referred to as the minority interests. For example, where a holding company owns… …   Financial and business terms

• minority — 1. Minority has meanings at the other end of the scale of magnitude from majority, and is likewise treated as a singular noun except when used with of and a plural noun, in which case it too is plural: • Only a minority of Germans (around a third …   Modern English usage

• Minority interest — (also known as Non controlling interest) in business is an accounting concept that refers to the portion of a subsidiary corporation s stock that is not owned by the parent corporation. The magnitude of the minority interest in the subsidiary… …   Wikipedia

• minority — 1 noun 1 (singular) a small group of people or things within a much larger group: Gaelic is still spoken in Ireland by a tiny minority. (+ of): It s only in a minority of cases that the illness is fatal. (also + plural verb BrE): Only a minority… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• minority — n. (pl. ies) 1 (often foll. by of) a smaller number or part, esp. within a political party or structure. 2 the number of votes cast for this (a minority of two). 3 the state of having less than half the votes or of being supported by less than… …   Useful english dictionary

• minority interest — *Equity ownership in a corporation controlled by another, dominant stockholder. Minority interests are rewarded by *dividend income and *appreciation in the value of *common stock, but they are normally unable to determine the strategic policies… …   Auditor's dictionary

• Minority leader of the United States House of Representatives — Democratic Leader Incumbent Nancy Pelosi …   Wikipedia

• Minority Treaties — Minority Treaties[a] refer to the treaties, League of Nations Mandates,[1] and unilateral declarations [2] made by countries applying for membership in the League of Nations and United Nations. Most of the treaties entered into force as a result… …   Wikipedia

• Minority politics in Iraq — are represented by its various ethnic and religious groups. The Kurds (Muslim, Yarsan and Yezidi), Assyrians, and Iraqi Turkmen represent the three largest non Arab minorities in the country. Other smaller ethnic groups include Armenians, Roma,… …   Wikipedia

• Minority Front — Leader Amichand Rajbansi Ideology Interests of ethnic minorities National Assembly seats …   Wikipedia

• Minority leader — In U.S. politics, the minority leader is the floor leader of the second largest caucus in a legislative body.[1] Given the two party nature of the U.S. system, the minority leader is almost inevitably either a Republican or a Democrat, with their …   Wikipedia