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a sleeping partner
USUK
someone who puts money into a business but does not help to run it
British. American English says 'a silent partner'.
In context
My uncle is a sleeping partner in the restaurant; he put in money but never cooks.
They found a sleeping partner to fund the shop while they ran it themselves.
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