limited partner

noun

: a partner in a venture who has no management authority and whose liability is restricted to the amount of his or her investment compare general partner

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Equally important is promoting diversity at the general partner (GP) level by increasing the number of women limited partner check-writers and decision-makers in VC firms. Geri Stengel, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 Certainly there are many limited partners who are children or grandchildren of Reinsdorf’s original partners and would rather have a nice chunk of life-changing money than a small share of the worst team in modern baseball history. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025 Epstein became a limited partner in 1980 but was asked to leave the company a year later. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025 Telecom billionaire Robert Hale, who is a limited partner in the existing group, is said to be participating. Dan Primack, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for limited partner

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of limited partner was in 1824

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“Limited partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/limited%20partner. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

Legal Definition

limited partner

see partner

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