noncontrolling

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English

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Etymology

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From non- +‎ controlling.

Adjective

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noncontrolling (not comparable)

  1. Not controlling (especially of a stake in a company).
    • 1989, Thomas Gordon, Teaching children self-discipline--at home and at school:
      Noncontrolling Methods to Get Children to Change Behavior
    • 2007 February 18, Jim Motavalli, “A Self-Serve Station, in Your Garage”, in New York Times[1]:
      Honda, which has been selling 1,000 natural gas Civics a year — about 60 percent at retail and the rest to corporate or government fleets — owns a noncontrolling stake in FuelMaker.