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equity stake UK US noun [C] FINANCE
► the part of a company that a person or organization owns, represented by the number of shares they have: »
Investors provide capital in exchange for equity stakes.
take/acquire/have an equity stake (in sth) »The investment bank intends to take an equity stake in the firm as part of its involvement with the takeover.
»a small/large/significant equity stake
Financial and business terms. 2012.