limited partner

noun

: a partner in a venture who has no management authority and whose liability is restricted to the amount of their investment compare general partner

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The firm is one of at least two limited partners expected to assist in diminishing the team’s reported $500 million debt. Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025 Among the limited partners is former Red Sox star Johnny Damon. Matt Schooley, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025 Triago, the firm founded by Frenchman Antoine Dréan that did a thriving trade in a close cousin, finding buyers for limited partners (LPs) that sought to sell their stakes in private equity pools. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025 Walter’s longtime business partner Todd Boehly will be a limited partner in the franchise. Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for limited partner

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 15 Dec. 2025.

Legal Definition

limited partner

see partner

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