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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Liquid exits that return real dollars back to limited partners are rewarded above unrealized gains. Alex Konrad, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 Eli Manning, Derek Jeter, Jimmy Fallon, and Michael Strahan have also signed on as limited partners for the Big Apple club. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025 In 1992, the franchise’s initial ownership group, which included Charlie as a limited partner, paid $95 million to field an expansion team. Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2025 Patrick Bet-David, a limited partner with the New York Yankees, posted a poll on Twitter/X asking if the 26-year-old free agent is worth a potential $700 million contract this offseason. Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 2 Dec. 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 19 Jan. 2025.

Legal Definition

limited partner

see partner

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