general partner

noun

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

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Jonathan Mariner, Harbinger’s CFO and a general partner, spent 12 years as chief financial officer of MLB before becoming CIO in 2015. Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2026 Seth Rosenberg, general partner at Greylock, added that rather than using Anthropic to develop their own applications, a bank like JPMorgan could benefit from having a third-party. Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026 However, Anish Acharya, general partner at venture capital outfit a16z, said there is a lot more software to build. Hugh Leask, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026 Powell Jobs invested in the fund through Emerson; as a general partner, Jobs is also personally invested. Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for general partner

Word History

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 27 Feb. 2026.

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