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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that makes financial investments in a business enterprise but does not participate in its management.
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- noun A partner who is not actively involved in the running of a business
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a partner (who usually provides capital) whose association with the enterprise is not public knowledge
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