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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Now, the rest of the fund’s investments and exits will generate pure profit for its limited partners. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024 Smith was asked on Tuesday about how his limited partner investors felt when Vista raised a more than $20 billion fund earlier this year, by far the firm's largest. Michael Flaherty, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024 Suppliers of capital, like the limited partners who capitalize investment managers today, will ask a simple question. Korok Ray, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 The terms of the deal represent a windfall for the selling limited partners. Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Oct. 2024 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 14 Nov. 2024.

Legal Definition

limited partner

see partner

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