general partner

noun

: a partner whose liability for partnership debts and obligations is unlimited

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Srinivas had just reached a handshake deal with a venture capitalist, NEA general partner Pete Sonsini, to lead a Series A funding round in his search engine startup. Alex Konrad, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 LPs include Andreessen Horowitz general partners Marc Andreessen and Chris Dixon, Yucaipa Companies founder Ron Burkle, and Silver Lake executives Egon Durban and Mike Bingle. Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024 Lyon, whose owner John Textor is one of Palace’s four general partners, were keen on taking the winger. Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024 Roadrunner’s new general partner, Mike Mettler, who is joining Roadrunner as part of this new fund, was out at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California last week, Hammer says, meeting directly with scientists and assessing which ideas might be ready for company creation. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for general partner 

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of general partner was in 1887

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“General partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20partner. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Legal Definition

general partner

see partner

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