controlling interest
noun
: sufficient stock ownership in a corporation to exert control over policy
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Hilton acquired a controlling interest in Sydell last year and has plans to expand the NoMad lifestyle brand to as many as 100 properties worldwide.
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Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, who spent more than $250 million to help elect Trump, owns a controlling interest in SpaceX and its satellite subsidiary Starlink.
—Michael Biesecker, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
Transactions affected would include those for commercial real properties, residential properties, certain farm properties with residential structures, cooperative units, and non-deed transfers involving a controlling interest in entities owning real property.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
In June, Mark Walter — who bought a minority stake in the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers in 2021 and owns several other sports properties, including MLB's Los Angeles Dodgers — agreed to buy a controlling interest in the Lakers for $10 billion.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 8 July 2025
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Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, who spent more than $250 million to help elect Trump, owns a controlling interest in SpaceX and its satellite subsidiary Starlink.
—Michael Biesecker, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
Transactions affected would include those for commercial real properties, residential properties, certain farm properties with residential structures, cooperative units, and non-deed transfers involving a controlling interest in entities owning real property.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
In June, Mark Walter — who bought a minority stake in the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers in 2021 and owns several other sports properties, including MLB's Los Angeles Dodgers — agreed to buy a controlling interest in the Lakers for $10 billion.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 8 July 2025
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“Controlling interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/controlling%20interest. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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