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Definition 1
Equity of all stockholders (shareholders) who do not hold a controlling interest in a firm.
Definition 2
In the consolidated-accounts of a holding firm, the subsidiaries in which the firm does not hold controlling interest.
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minority interest is in the Accounting & Auditing and Investing subjects.
minority interest appears in the definitions of the following terms: total invested capital, minority ownership and discount for lack of control
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