limited company

noun

A company in which the liability of members or subscribers of the company is limited to what they have invested or guaranteed to the company.

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Meanings

nounlimited company (plural limited companies)

plural limited companies

  1. A company in which the liability of members or subscribers of the company is limited to what they have invested or guaranteed to the company.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna company that is organized to give its owners limited liability

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Translations

Arabic شَرِكَة مَحْدُودَة
  • شَرِكَة مَحْدُودَة (šarika maḥdūda)type of company
Chinese Mandarin 有限公司
  • 有限公司 (yǒuxiàn gōngsī)type of company
Finnish osakeyhtiö
  • osakeyhtiötype of company
French société de capitaux
  • société de capitauxtype of company
German Kapitalgesellschaft
  • Kapitalgesellschafttype of company
Irish cuideachta theoranta
  • cuideachta theorantatype of company
Japanese 有限会社
  • 有限会社 (yūgen gaisha)type of company
Korean 유한회사
  • 유한회사 (yuhanhoesa)type of company
Norwegian Bokmål aksjeselskap
  • aksjeselskaptype of company
Polish spółka kapitałowa
  • spółka kapitałowatype of company
Russian о́бщество с ограни́ченной отве́тственностью
  • о́бщество с ограни́ченной отве́тственностью (óbščestvo s ograníčennoj otvétstvennostʹju)type of company
Thai บริษัทมหจำกัด
  • บริษัทมหจำกัด (bɔɔ-rí-sàt-má-hà-jam-gàt)type of company
Turkish limited şirket
  • limited şirkettype of company
Urdu شِرْکَتِ مَحْدُودَہ
  • شِرْکَتِ مَحْدُودَہ (śirkat-i mahdūda)type of company
Cite this entry
APA

limited company. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limited%20company

MLA

“limited company.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limited%20company. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “limited company,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limited%20company.

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