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

The store, Asanti, filed for bankruptcy in 2010, and his wife started a new business, Mimi et Cie, LLC, which he eventually took over.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

A public-records request yielded clearer evidence: hundreds of pages of land studies and applications filed by an LLC established for “Project Crisham.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Compliant Technologies LLC, which makes the gloves, told the BBC it was unable to comment on the sale.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

On July 27, Chen filed another claim against the developers, the Madison Collection LLC, seeking to oust its property managers and transfer control to Panshi.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

That schedule was irrational; no one, not even Zeitoun A. Painting Contractor LLC, could complete the work on that timetable.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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