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silent partner
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Silent partner
(gcide) | Silent \Si"lent\, a. [L. silens, -entis, p. pr. of silere to be
silent; akin to Goth. ana-silan.]
1. Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly
quiet.
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How silent is this town! --Shak.
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2. Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute;
taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
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Ulysses, adds he, was the most eloquent and most
silent of men. --Broome.
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This new-created world, whereof in hell
Fame is not silent. --Milton.
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3. Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind
is silent. --Parnell. Sir W. Raleigh.
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4. (Pron.) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e
is silent in "fable."
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5. Having no effect; not operating; inefficient. [R.]
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Cause . . . silent, virtueless, and dead. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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Silent partner. See Dormant partner, under Dormant.
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Syn: Mute; taciturn; dumb; speechless; quiet; still. See
Mute, and Taciturn.
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Silent partner
(gcide) | Partner \Part"ner\ (p[aum]rt"n[~e]r), n. [For parcener,
influenced by part.]
1. One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker;
an associate; a sharer. "Partner of his fortune." --Shak.
Hence:
(a) A husband or a wife.
(b) Either one of a couple who dance together.
(c) One who shares as a member of a partnership in the
management, or in the gains and losses, of a business.
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My other self, the partner of my life. --Milton.
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2. (Law) An associate in any business or occupation; a member
of a partnership. See Partnership.
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3. pl. (Naut.) A framework of heavy timber surrounding an
opening in a deck, to strengthen it for the support of a
mast, pump, capstan, or the like.
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Dormant partner, or Silent partner. See under Dormant,
a.
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Syn: Associate; colleague; coadjutor; confederate; partaker;
participator; companion; comrade; mate.
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silent partner
(gcide) | Dormancy \Dor"man*cy\, n. [From Dormant.]
The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance.
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It is by lying dormant a long time, or being . . . very
rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals upon a
people. --Burke.
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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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silent partner
(wn) | silent partner
n 1: a partner (who usually provides capital) whose association
with the enterprise is not public knowledge [syn: {silent
partner}, sleeping partner] |
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Silent partner
(gcide) | Silent \Si"lent\, a. [L. silens, -entis, p. pr. of silere to be
silent; akin to Goth. ana-silan.]
1. Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly
quiet.
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How silent is this town! --Shak.
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2. Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute;
taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
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Ulysses, adds he, was the most eloquent and most
silent of men. --Broome.
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This new-created world, whereof in hell
Fame is not silent. --Milton.
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3. Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind
is silent. --Parnell. Sir W. Raleigh.
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4. (Pron.) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e
is silent in "fable."
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5. Having no effect; not operating; inefficient. [R.]
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Cause . . . silent, virtueless, and dead. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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Silent partner. See Dormant partner, under Dormant.
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Syn: Mute; taciturn; dumb; speechless; quiet; still. See
Mute, and Taciturn.
[1913 Webster]Partner \Part"ner\ (p[aum]rt"n[~e]r), n. [For parcener,
influenced by part.]
1. One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker;
an associate; a sharer. "Partner of his fortune." --Shak.
Hence:
(a) A husband or a wife.
(b) Either one of a couple who dance together.
(c) One who shares as a member of a partnership in the
management, or in the gains and losses, of a business.
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My other self, the partner of my life. --Milton.
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2. (Law) An associate in any business or occupation; a member
of a partnership. See Partnership.
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3. pl. (Naut.) A framework of heavy timber surrounding an
opening in a deck, to strengthen it for the support of a
mast, pump, capstan, or the like.
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Dormant partner, or Silent partner. See under Dormant,
a.
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Syn: Associate; colleague; coadjutor; confederate; partaker;
participator; companion; comrade; mate.
[1913 Webster]Dormancy \Dor"man*cy\, n. [From Dormant.]
The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance.
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It is by lying dormant a long time, or being . . . very
rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals upon a
people. --Burke.
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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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Silent partnership
(gcide) | Partnership \Part"ner*ship\, n.
1. The state or condition of being a partner; as, to be in
partnership with another; to have partnership in the
fortunes of a family or a state.
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2. A division or sharing among partners; joint possession or
interest.
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Rome, that ne'er knew three lordly heads before,
First fell by fatal partnership of power. --Rowe.
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He does possession keep,
And is too wise to hazard partnership. --Dryden.
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3. An alliance or association of persons for the prosecution
of an undertaking or a business on joint account; a
company; a firm; a house; as, to form a partnership.
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4. (Law) A contract between two or more competent persons for
joining together their money, goods, labor, and skill, or
any or all of them, under an understanding that there
shall be a communion of profit between them, and for the
purpose of carrying on a legal trade, business, or
adventure. --Kent. --Story.
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Note: Community of profit is absolutely essential to, though
not necessarily the test of, a partnership.
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5. (Arith.) See Fellowship, n., 6.
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Limited partnership, a form of partnership in which the
firm consists of one or more general partners, jointly and
severally responsible as ordinary partners, and one or
more special partners, who are not liable for the debts of
the partnership beyond the amount of cash they contribute
as capital.
Partnership in commendam, the title given to the limited
partnership (F. soci['e]t['e] en commandit['e]) of the
French law, introduced into the code of Louisiana.
--Burrill.
Silent partnership, the relation of partnership sustained
by a person who furnishes capital only.
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