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limited company

American

[lim-i-tid kuhm-puh-nee] / ˈlɪm ɪ tɪd ˈkʌm pə ni /

noun

British.

a company in which the shareholders cannot be assessed for debts of the company beyond the sum they still have invested in the company.

limited company British

noun

a company whose owners enjoy limited liability for the company's debts and losses

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Etymology

Origin of limited company

First recorded in 1850–55

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limited company

Due to their success, the couple have become a limited company - registered with Companies House - and have signed with a management agency.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025

A limited company, UCL Tickets Ltd, was named on bank statements when customers paid.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2024

However, Graves is understood to be proposing to change Yorkshire from a members' club into a private limited company.

From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2024

Last November, Snyder also reportedly listed his primary residence to be in England when filing a certificate overseas for his private limited company, Snyder UK Investments Limited.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 6, 2023

One says: "It is a limited company of persons of wealth and leisure who give up their time chiefly to entertainments and pleasure."

From Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown With a Chapter on Historic Morristown by Colles, Julia Keese

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