Dormant partner — Partner Part ner (p[aum]rt n[ e]r), n. [For parcener, influenced by part.] 1. One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker; an associate; a sharer. Partner of his fortune. Shak. Hence: (a) A husband or a wife. (b) Either one of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dormant partner — see partner Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Dormant partner — (engl., spr. dórment), im Gegensatze zu Ostensible partner in England soviel wie stiller Gesellschafter … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Dormant partner — Dormancy Dor man*cy, n. [From {Dormant}.] The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance. [1913 Webster] It is by lying dormant a long time, or being . . . very rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals upon a people. Burke. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dormant partner — Sleeping partner, silent partner … New dictionary of synonyms
dormant partner — /dɔmənt ˈpatnə/ (say dawmuhnt pahtnuh) noun → silent partner …
dormant partner — noun : sleeping partner … Useful english dictionary
partner — part·ner n: one of two or more persons associated as joint principals in carrying on a business for the purpose of enjoying a joint profit: a member of a partnership; specif: a partner in a law firm dormant partner: silent partner in this entry… … Law dictionary
Partner — Part ner (p[aum]rt n[ e]r), n. [For parcener, influenced by part.] 1. One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker; an associate; a sharer. Partner of his fortune. Shak. Hence: (a) A husband or a wife. (b) Either one of a couple who… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dormant — I adjective abeyant, asleep, at rest, becalmed, deactivated, hibernating, iacere, in abeyance, in suspense, inactive, inert, inoperative, latent, passive, quiescent, quiet, resting, sleeping, slumbering, smoldering, static, still, suspended,… … Law dictionary