silent partner

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ˌsilent ˈpartner noun [countable] American English  BBCsomeone who owns part of a business but is not actively involved in the way it operates 不参与经营的合伙人 SYN British English sleeping partner

Examples from the Corpus

silent partner• He has a silent partner and some name-brand advertisers.• Whenever a dad plays, there is usually a mom playing, who may not realize she is a silent partner.• He wants to know were you my silent partner.

ˌsilent ˈpartner nounChineseSyllable  

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silent partner
ˌsilent ˈpartner noun [countable] American English
someone who owns part of a business but is not actively involved in the way it operates
   SYN  sleeping partner British English

silent partnerBrE /ˌsaɪlənt ˈpɑːtnə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsaɪlənt ˈpɑːrtnər/ 🔊 (NAmE) (BrE ˌsleeping ˈpartner) nouna person who has put money into a business company but who is not actually involved in running it 隐名合伙人，隐名股东（在企业中有股份但不参与经营）