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
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
Imagine Sophia having by her own efforts created something which a real limited company wanted to buy and had bought!
From The Old Wives' Tale by Arnold Bennett
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