limited company
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of limited company
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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"Especially if you go down the sole trader route - people who are sole traders or early into their limited company days, it's really difficult", he says.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
She later became the youngest managing director of a UK public limited company when she floated the club on the London Stock Exchange in 1997.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Edinburgh Airport Ltd, a private limited company, was prosecuted under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 at a hearing at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025
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
You have no right to shut yourself up in a limited company of those who are like you in these directions, and let all the rest of men go without sympathy and without care.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
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