limited company

American  

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

noun

British.

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

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limited company British  

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

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limited company

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

She said that the structure of the Post Office, which is a limited company owned by the government, did not give her the powers she needed to tell it what to do.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2024

In addition to the jail sentence, Walker was barred from being a director of any limited company for 10 years.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2023

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

The problem had been solved by Lady Knob-Kerrick, who insisted that the order should be placed with a London firm of caterers, which, as a limited company, could not be expected to have religious convictions.

From Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle by Jenkins, Herbert George