general partner

noun

1. a partner with unlimited liability for the debts of the partnership.

Word History and Origins

Origin of general partner¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

Patricia Nakache, general partner at Trinity Ventures, successfully predicted that business leaders would be increasingly forced to publicly address political issues.

From Fortune

“Workit was already at an inflection point in their growth and was ready for this,” says Beth Ferreira, a general partner at New York City–based firm FirstMark Capital.

From Fortune

Benchmark has done better than some firms when it comes to succession, even while many of its general partners remain involved in startups long after they move on from the firm’s day-to-day operations.

From TechCrunch

Zach Ware, who was a general partner at Vegas Tech Fund, is now managing partner at what’s now called VTF Capital.

From Freakonomics

We’ll also bring in a few notes from Laela Sturdy, a general partner at Alphabet’s Capital G investing group.

From TechCrunch

For Union Square Ventures general partner Albert Wegner, the answer might lie is a decidedly less capitalistic place.

From The Daily Beast

The next day, he started Soho Properties General Partner LLC as a foreign limited liability corporation.

From The Daily Beast

By general partner, is meant the one who shares equally in the profits and losses of the partnership transactions.

From Project Gutenberg

A limited partnership must have at least one general partner who is individually liable for the obligations of the partnership.

From Project Gutenberg