general partner

noun

: a partner whose liability for partnership debts and obligations is unlimited

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Putting satellites packed with computing equipment in space could become less impractical with the adoption of chips that feature superconducting logic, rather than traditional semiconductors, said Peter Barrett, a general partner at venture firm Playground Global. Ashley Capoot,cj Haddad,samantha Subin,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 12 June 2026 Under German law, a KG must have at least one general partner with unlimited liability and at least one limited partner whose liability is restricted to a specified capital contribution. Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 That’s a theory posed by January Ventures general partner Maren Bannon. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 8 June 2026 He was hired last fall as the first general partner for the startup accelerator in the Greater Boston area in more than a decade. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for general partner

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First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of general partner was in 1887

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“General partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20partner. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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