LLC

American

[el-el-see] / ˈɛlˈɛlˈsi /

abbreviation

limited liability company: any registered business in the United States whose individual owners do not have personal legal responsibility to cover the business’s debts unless they have agreed to do so, such as by cosigning a business loan as an individual.

Etymology

Origin of LLC

First recorded in 1975–80

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LLC

Griffin also is the majority owner of Citadel LLC, the hedge-fund giant.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

To build that facility, NorthPoint swept up acreage through a web of entities masked under names like Hillsdale Land and Cattle LLC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Five percent of Anthropic’s shares will be committed to the LLC, pending shareholder approval, it said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

The new entity will be structured as a wholly owned LLC, rather than a traditional nonprofit, and won’t be used for lobbying or political donations, Anthropic said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Since Hurricane Katrina, Zeitoun A. Painting Contractor LLC has restored 114 houses to their former states, or improved versions thereof.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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