noncontrolling
adjective
non·con·trol·ling
ˌnän-kən-ˈtrō-liŋ 
: not having, providing, or constituting a controlling interest in a corporation
noncontrolling shareholders/investors
had a noncontrolling interest in the company
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RenaissanceRe's net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests was $1.1 billion, slightly up from $1.1 billion in the previous year.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
Boeing shareholders are on the hook for a $414 million loss in the first quarter, with another $11 million loss attributed to a noncontrolling interest.
—David Koenig, ajc, 26 Apr. 2023
Xcel also holds noncontrolling interests in the Isaac Mizrahi brand and Orme Live, the short-form video marketplace for social shopping.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
Boeing shareholders are on the hook for a $414 million loss in the first quarter, with another $11 million loss attributed to a noncontrolling interest.
—David Koenig, ajc, 26 Apr. 2023
Xcel also holds noncontrolling interests in the Isaac Mizrahi brand and Orme Live, the short-form video marketplace for social shopping.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Noncontrolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncontrolling. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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