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limited partnership

American  

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

Example Sentences

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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.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2023

Over the years Mr. Epstein wooed Mr. Barak by, among other things, investing $1 million in a limited partnership established by Mr. Barak in 2015.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2022

The Manchin family doesn’t own or operate the Grant Town plant, which is run by American Bituminous Power Partners, a limited partnership registered in Delaware.

From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2021

There are six common types of business entities: sole proprietorship, general partnership, limited partnership, C corporation, S corporation and limited liability company.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2021

Deaf to urgent appeals of its trusted officers, to establish a system of light, swift blockade-runners, the Department admitted their practical necessity, by entering into a limited partnership with a blockade-breaking firm.

From Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death by DeLeon, T. C.