limited partnership

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of limited partnership¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Prosecutors accused Heppner of “a fraudulent scheme to loot more than $150 million from GWG through a series of misrepresentations about, and self-serving transactions with, Highland Consolidated Limited Partnership,” which they said was a shell entity operated for his benefit.

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The donation, in the form of limited partnership units in Stone Ridge, was gifted in 2017 to help the university create a finance innovation centre.

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

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Chinese individuals are still able to invest offshore either via the Stock Connect with Hong Kong or by using the quota-based qualified domestic institutional investor and the qualified domestic limited partnership programmes.

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Chinese individuals are still able to invest in offshore securities either via the Stock Connect with Hong Kong or by using quota-based schemes such as the qualified domestic institutional investor and the qualified domestic limited partnership programmes.

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