general partner

noun

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

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The round will also see Andreessen Horowitz general partner Alex Rampell and ICONIQ general partner Seth Pierrepont join the Rillet board. David Prosser, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025 The club’s four general partners — Textor, chairman Parish, Josh Harris and David Blitzer — presented their case to the panel on June 3 but had their arguments rejected by UEFA, despite Textor agreeing on June 23 to sell Eagle’s stake in Palace to New York Jets owner Woody Johnson. Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 11 July 2025 Peter Specht, general partner at venture capital firm Creandum. Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 21 July 2025 Today these leaders fall into two camps: Duck or double down, said Barry Lawson Williams, a Black businessman and the retired managing general partner of the Williams Pacific Ventures investment and consulting company. Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for general partner

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 19 Aug. 2025.

Legal Definition

general partner

see partner

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