limited company

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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.

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Also called lim·it·ed-li·a·bil·i·ty com·pany

[lim-i-tid-lahy-uh-bil-i-tee]. /ˈlɪm ɪ tɪdˌlaɪ əˈbɪl ɪ ti/.

Origin of limited company

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby limited company

limitative, limit-cycle, limit dextrin, limit dextrinase, limited, limited company, limited edition, limited liability, limited monarchy, limited partner, limited partnership

How to use limited company in a sentence

Through his company, consumers will be able to cheaply make custom DNA strands, including what Heinz calls “creatures.”
Design Your Own Dinosaur: The Era of Custom DNA|Justin Jones|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“The cyber attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment was not just an attack against a company and its employees,” he said.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead|Luke O’Neil|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Tinder and OkCupid are both owned by IAC, the parent company of The Daily Beast.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Reprinted by arrangement with The Penguin Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, A Penguin Random House Company.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society|Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST

They were the machine gun bullets coming from the ambush when my company got hit.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As company after company appeared, we were able to form a pretty exact estimate of their numbers.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
We see the whole land, even if but at a distance, instead of being limited merely to the spot where our foot treads.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
It is ordinarily considered that the range of the speaking voice is very limited as compared with the singer's range.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
And could it not be extended from its present limited range until it reached practically the whole adolescent community?
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
No, Sir, said the other, nothing at all except the enjoyment of your good company: and so gave over importuning him.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe

British Dictionary definitions for limited company

limited company

noun

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

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