direct investment
Definition 1
An investment which is sufficiently large to affect a company's subsequent decisions. This is sometimes a majority ownership, but sometimes it's just a significant minority ownership.
Definition 2
An investment through a DRIP or DPP.
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Related terms:
control stock, foreign direct investment
'direct investment' appears in the definitions of these other terms on BusinessDictionary.com:
multilateral investment guaranty agency (MIGA), multinational corporation (MNC), portfolio investment
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