direct investment
Defined in 1 dictionary — U.S. Code
United States Code
22 U.S.C. § 3102 — as used in this chapter
“direct investment” means the ownership or control, directly or indirectly, by one person of 10 per centum or more of the voting securities of an incorporated business enterprise or an equivalent interest in an unincorporated business enterprise; and
22 U.S.C. § 3146 — in this section
the terms “foreign”, “direct investment”, “international investment”, “United States”, “business enterprise”, “foreign person”, and “United States person” have the meanings given those terms in section 3102 of this title; and