limited partner

American  

noun

1. special partner.

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limited partner British  

noun

1. a business partner who has no management authority and no personal liability

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Etymology

Origin of limited partner

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Last year, Ares led a $1.2 billion continuation fund with Antares to purchase assets and limited partner interests from two commingled private-credit funds comprising over 100 underlying first-lien, floating-rate loans originated and managed by Antares.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The Chargers welcomed Arctos as a limited partner Tuesday as NFL owners approved a sale that transferred some the team’s shares to the Dallas-based private equity firm that already has ties to the Dodgers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025

Under the new plan, the publications will now be owned by a new registered company in England, of which RedBird IMI, led by former CNN executive Jeff Zucker, is a limited partner.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2024

But the outing will be Johnson’s first NFL game since becoming a limited partner for the Washington Commanders — and that’s significant in itself.

From Washington Times • Sep. 7, 2023

The only other employee was a younger brother of Mr. Derham, who was taken in as a limited partner shortly after I was employed.

From The Romance and Tragedy by Russell, William Ingraham