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limited partnership

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noun

  1. a partnership formed by at least one general partner and at least one special partner.


Etymology

Origin of limited partnership

First recorded in 1905–10


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Founder Liang Wenfeng invested around $3 billion and retained control via a limited partnership and a five-year investor lock-in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

Investors who gave up on energy infrastructure after the master limited partnership sector crashed in 2020 have good reason to take another look.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

Juggernaut Fund LP is the private limited partnership through which Druckenmiller manages his personal $11 billion fortune.

From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026

Investigations by authorities obtained documents identifying the owner of the tanker as a Cardiff-based limited partnership called Mister Drake PC.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2023

Since Mr. Allen and myself agreed to end our limited partnership, I have kept the regular slips in my safe.

From The Missing Tin Box or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds by Edward Stratemeyer

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