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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
Examples of limited partner in a Sentence
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Per an announcement from the NFL team’s owner and chairman, Arthur M. Blank, the new limited partners are Rosalind Brewer, Dominique Dawes, Will Packer and Rashaun Williams.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 23 May 2024
Among the new limited partners are producer Will Packer, who produced films like Girls Trip, Ride Along, and Think Like a Man, as well as the (infamous, thanks to Will Smith) 2022 Academy Awards broadcast.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
These investors should be prohibited from conducting transactions, forming corporations or partnerships, participating as limited partners in U.S.-based investment funds, and acquiring real estate.
—Oren Cass, Foreign Affairs, 25 July 2023
The change is showing up in the agreements that VC firms strike with their limited partners, according to Simoni.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 29 May 2024
Per a news release, new limited partners are heavily vetted by NFL’s Finance Committee, before being advanced to a full vote of the NFL’s 32 owners.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 23 May 2024
The four new additions join a limited partner group that currently includes Brian Barker, Ron Canakaris, Warrick Dunn, Doug Hertz, Alan Kestenbaum, Edward Mendel and Derek Smith.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
The entirety of the sole general partner interest and 37% of the limited partner interests in the Orioles will be transferred from the current ownership group to Inner Harbor Sports LLC, Stadium Authority Executive Director Michael Frenz told the board during a special meeting.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2024
The Kroenke Group, a subsidiary of billionaire Stan Kroenke’s real estate firm, is the entity’s lead investor and limited partner.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1824, in the meaning defined above
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“Limited partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/limited%20partner. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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limited partner
see partner
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