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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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Smith was asked on Tuesday about how his limited partner investors felt when Vista raised a more than $20 billion fund earlier this year, by far the firm's largest.
—Michael Flaherty, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Suppliers of capital, like the limited partners who capitalize investment managers today, will ask a simple question.
—Korok Ray, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
The terms of the deal represent a windfall for the selling limited partners.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Oct. 2024
With influential limited partners including Melinda French Gates’ investing firm, Pivotal Ventures, Rethink Impact is aiming to spark even more billion-dollar brands.
—Alexandra York, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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First Known Use
1824, in the meaning defined above
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“Limited partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/limited%20partner. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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limited partner
see partner
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