limited partner

noun

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

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The report says such structures are expected to proliferate and could create opportunities for high-net-worth individuals to participate as limited partners. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026 That agreement, which promised financial firms up to $125 billion in residual value guarantees on GPU financings, was in addition to the stakes Nvidia has taken as a limited partner in private equity funds. — Kif Leswing,isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026 Given the long-term nature of the relationship between general partners and limited partners, the goal is to avoid disappearing from an LP’s field of vision for three years and then suddenly reappearing with a capital request. — George Wells, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 When the case was filed, attorneys general from seven right-leaning states, for example, urged the Department of Labor to back Data Marketing’s request to designate its limited partners as employees. — Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for limited partner

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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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