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limited-liability

limited-liability adjective: of a business entity, having liability for legal claims that is limited to the assets of the entity itself, and which therefore does not reach the assets of the individual owners/investors of the company.

Adjective

limited-liability (not comparable)

  1. Of a business entity, having liability for legal claims that is limited to the assets of the entity itself, and which therefore does not reach the assets of the individual owners/investors of the company.

Questions about limited-liability

What does limited-liability mean?
Limited-liability means of a business entity, having liability for legal claims that is limited to the assets of the entity itself, and which therefore does not reach the assets of the individual owners/investors of the company.
What part of speech is limited-liability?
Limited-liability is an adjective.

Words near limited-liability in the dictionary

  1. limited overs cricket
  2. limited partnership
  3. limited partnerships
  4. limited-access highway
  5. limited-access highways
  6. limited-liability
  7. limited-slip differential
  8. limited-slip differentials
  9. limited-stop
  10. limitedly
  11. limitedness

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