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

Examples of limited partner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Called limited partners, these are the managers of pensions, sovereign wealth funds and other giant pools of money that want to tap into the tech market. Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024 Per an announcement from the NFL team’s owner and chairman, Arthur M. Blank, the new limited partners are Rosalind Brewer, Dominique Dawes, Will Packer and Rashaun Williams. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 23 May 2024 Among the new limited partners are producer Will Packer, who produced films like Girls Trip, Ride Along, and Think Like a Man, as well as the (infamous, thanks to Will Smith) 2022 Academy Awards broadcast. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024 These investors should be prohibited from conducting transactions, forming corporations or partnerships, participating as limited partners in U.S.-based investment funds, and acquiring real estate. Oren Cass, Foreign Affairs, 25 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for limited partner 

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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 4 Jul. 2024.

Legal Definition

limited partner

see partner

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