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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

Example Sentences

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Devastating Pyrotechnics LLC and Blackstar Fireworks, Inc., are accused of manufacturing and storing explosives — including some too powerful to even be legally considered fireworks — on Machado’s property.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

It is vastly bigger than the home that Lorenze had been living in, a four-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom dwelling that she purchased via an LLC for $2.4 million in July 2024.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Ace’s Lounge & Casino, in Minot, is operated by a subsidiary called Ice Time LLC.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Both are also co founders of Ventoscity LLC, which has licensed the device.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 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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