limited partner

noun

: a partner in a venture who has no management authority and whose liability is restricted to the amount of his or her investment compare general partner

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Like a limited partner, an LLC member has limited liability for the debts of the partnership. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 Exits — which offer investors a way to take out their money and profit on their investments — have also been few and far between in the region, according to industry insiders, which has made many venture capitalists and limited partners more cautious on their bets. Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025 Per team policy, the White Sox don’t reveal the names of their limited partners. Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025 Soon after the hiring became public, partners at the firm began receiving messages from outsiders and limited partners expressing concern, said two people familiar with the messages, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Mike Isaac, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for limited partner

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of limited partner was in 1824

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“Limited partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/limited%20partner. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

Legal Definition

limited partner

see partner

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