foreign ownership
noun[U]
ukusthestateof beingownedby apersonorcompanyfrom anothercountry:
foreign ownership of sthAchangein therulesoverforeignownershipofdomesticairlinesis nowlikely.
be/come/fall under foreign ownershipAs many as 25,000 UKcompaniesareestimatedto be underforeignownership.
limits/restrictions on foreign ownershipManycountriesstill setlimitsonforeignownershipwhile at the sametimeaskingfor moreinternationalinvestment.