controlling interest

noun

: sufficient stock ownership in a corporation to exert control over policy

Examples of controlling interest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Over the past two months, amid efforts to find what could be more than $20 billion to recapitalize insurance funds, Walter has sold his controlling interest in the Lakers and a minority share of Chelsea, the English Premier League club. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

In the middle of all of this, Madison Square Garden—the Knicks’ home, Dolan has a controlling interest in that, too—briefly raised its prices so high that the worst ticket in the arena would go for more than $1,000. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

That’s because Zelda (Tracey Ullman) is ultimately thwarted in her attempt to buy up a controlling interest in AFC Richmond by Mae’s last will and testament, which gives her shares in the team back to Rebecca — keeping her at 51% ownership. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

In December 1980, Sunkyong acquired a controlling interest in Korea Oil Corporation, then South Korea’s largest energy company. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for controlling interest

• noninterest

Legal Definition

controlling interest

see also:

interest sense 1