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minority interestnoun1An activity, subject, etc. that is of interest to only a limited number of people: opera is a minority interest even among those who do attend arts events on a regular basis...- Early music, despite the rise in interest and popularity over the past decade or so, is still a minority interest.
- Interest in the physical condition of ageing people has been continuously present among medical specialists since ancient times, though always as a minority interest.
- Others say that it is the result of audiences voting with their feet and proves that straight drama is now a strictly minority interest.
2A significant share in a subsidiary company, owned by a party other than the holding company: the firm paid £7 million to acquire a business in which it had a minority interest...- He also owns a minority interest in the Edmonton Oilers NHL team.
- BIN will retain minority interests in the concrete product manufacturing business.
- Most of the minority interest is concentrated in the dairy sector, with dairy cooperatives holding more than 51 percent of the total.
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