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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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

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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