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si·lent ˈpart·ner N Am (sleeping partner)

silent partner N CORP STRUCT

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non-typical silent partner N CORP STRUCT

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He was also said to be a major silent partner among the leadership of the company.
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If the player wins her confidence by dealing with several gangsters, he/she becomes a silent partner in the business, receiving occasional money.
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He has set up two profitable businesses although he is now a silent partner in one of them.
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He was possibly a silent partner in the bookmaking business as well.
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He became a silent partner, uninvolved in day-to-day management.
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Within its frame a silent partner introduced about three quarters of the capital investment, the active partner, who conducted the trade, introduced the rest.
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The company often plays a silent partner, helping clients develop and refine new products so that they are commercially viable.
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