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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Sleeping \Sleep"ing\,
a. & n. from Sleep.
[1913 Webster]
Sleeping car, a railway car or carrriage, arranged with
apartments and berths for sleeping.
Sleeping partner (Com.), a dormant partner. See under
Dormant.
Sleeping table (Mining), a stationary inclined platform on
which pulverized ore is washed; a kind of buddle.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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]
2. (Her.) In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; --
distinguished from couchant.
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Dormant partner (Com.), a partner who takes no share in the
active business of a company or partnership, but is
entitled to a share of the profits, and subject to a share
in losses; -- called also sleeping partner or silent
partner.
Dormant window (Arch.), a dormer window. See Dormer.
Table dormant, a stationary table. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Sleeping \Sleep"ing\,
a. & n. from Sleep.
Sleeping car, a railway car or carrriage, arranged with
apartments and berths for sleeping.
Sleeping partner (Com.), a dormant partner. See under
Dormant.
Sleeping table (Mining), a stationary inclined platform on
which pulverized ore is washed; a kind of buddle.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
sleeping partner
n : a partner (who usually provides capital) whose association
with the enterprise is not public knowledge [syn: silent
partner]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
sleeping partner
alt.
(lb en UK) A business partner who doesn't play an active role in
running the day-to-day operations of a business, who instead, finances
the business in the form of capital investment.
n.
(lb en UK) A business partner who doesn't play an active role in
running the day-to-day operations of a business, who instead, finances
the business in the form of capital investment.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
sleeping partner
alt.
(lb en UK) A business partner who doesn't play an active role in
running the day-to-day operations of a business, who instead, finances
the business in the form of capital investment.
n.
(lb en UK) A business partner who doesn't play an active role in
running the day-to-day operations of a business, who instead, finances
the business in the form of capital investment.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
sleeping partner
alt.
(lb en UK) A business partner who doesn't play an active role in
running the day-to-day operations of a business, who instead, finances
the business in the form of capital investment.
n.
(lb en UK) A business partner who doesn't play an active role in
running the day-to-day operations of a business, who instead, finances
the business in the form of capital investment.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
sleeping partner
alt.
(lb en UK) A business partner who doesn't play an active role in
running the day-to-day operations of a business, who instead, finances
the business in the form of capital investment.
n.
(lb en UK) A business partner who doesn't play an active role in
running the day-to-day operations of a business, who instead, finances
the business in the form of capital investment.
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
sleeping partner /slˈiːpɪŋ pˈɑːtnə/
tichý společník
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
sleeping partner /slˈiːpɪŋ pˈɑːtnə/
stiller Gesellschafter
Synonym: silent partner
see: associate, co-owner, co-partner, partner, compeer, member, associates, partners, compeers, members, active partner, managing partner, nominal partner, ostensible partner
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
sleeping partner /slˈiːpɪŋ pˈɑːtnə/
1. निष्क्रिय साझेदार
"Mr.Rao is my sleeping partner in our business."
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
sleeping partner /slˈiːpɪŋ pˈɑːtnə/
csendestárs
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
sleeping partner /slˈiːpɪŋ pˈɑːtnə/
passiv delägare
a business partner who is not involved in the day-to-day business, but puts up capital
From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:nno-nob ]
sleeping partner
sleeping partner
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 隐名合伙人
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