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

Recent Examples on the Web This way of being a limited partner in multifamily properties often allows the same $50,000-$100,000 invested to be divided among multiple properties, mitigating the risk and offering a blended rate of return as a limited partner (LP). Joseph Kimbrough, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 Impact Charitable became a limited partner, maintaining compliance with securities laws. Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2024 The Kroenke Group, a subsidiary of billionaire Stan Kroenke’s real estate firm, is the development entity’s lead investor and limited partner. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2024 Unlike a typical company investment fund, which is a legal extension of the corporation, Mr. Altman held legal ownership for the OpenAI fund and raised money from outside limited partners. Cade Metz, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024 In 2017, the two founders began collaborating on concepts for snacks and food products, and Miller became a limited partner in Rap Snacks. Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024 As rates come down and valuation gaps narrow, financial sponsors will likely reenter the market, eager to monetize their investments, return capital to limited partners and raise new funds. Marc Cooper, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 About a quarter of limited partners expect to deploy less capital to venture capital in the next 12 months, while a third expect to commit more than in the prior 12 months, according to a November survey of nearly 400 investors by research firm Preqin. Yuliya Chernova, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2023 Traditionally, limited partners have been friends of ownership, former players, local celebrities and others who see the investment as more than an alternative asset class for their portfolio. Ira Boudway, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2024

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Word History

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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“Limited partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/limited%20partner. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

Legal Definition

limited partner

see partner

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