sleeping partner
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
A partner in a business who takes no active share in running it beyond supplying capital.
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Người góp vốn nhưng không tham gia hoạt động kinh doanh
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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
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Common questions
What does “sleeping partner” mean?
A partner in a business who takes no active share in running it beyond supplying capital.
Is “sleeping partner” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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