Definitions for limited company
lim·it·ed com·pa·ny

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1. limited company, Ltd., Ld.noun

   a company that is organized to give its owners limited liability

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1. Limited company

   In a limited company, the liability of members or subscribers of the company is limited to what they have invested or guaranteed to the company. Limited companies may be limited by shares or by guarantee. In a company limited by shares, the liability of members is limited to the unpaid value of shares. In a company limited by guarantee, the liability of owners is limited to such amount as the owners may undertake to contribute to the assets of the company, in the event of being wound up. The former may be further divided in public companies (public limited companies) and private companies (private limited companies). Who may become a member of a private limited company is restricted by law and by the company's rules. In contrast, anyone may buy shares in a public limited company. Limited companies can be found in most countries, although the detailed rules governing them vary widely. It is also common for a distinction to be made between the publicly tradable companies of the plc type (for example, the German Aktiengesellschaft (AG), Dutch and Belgian nv, British PLC, Czech a.s., Italian S.p.A., Hungarian Nyrt. and the Spanish, French, Polish, Greek and Romanian S.A.), and the "private" types of company (such as the German GmbH, Dutch and Belgian bv, Portuguese Lda., British Ltd, Japanese K.K., Polish sp. z o.o., Russian ООО, Ukrainian ТОВ (TOV), the Czech s.r.o., the French s.a.r.l., the Italian s.r.l., Romanian s.r.l., Hungarian kft., Macedonian ДОО (DOO), Slovenian d.o.o., and Slovak s.r.o.

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1. limited company

   A limited company is a type of business structure where the company's liability or obligations are limited by shares or guarantee. This means, in case of financial loss or failure, the owners are only responsible up to the amount they invested or the guarantee they provided. The profits of a limited company after tax can be distributed amongst the shareholders in the form of dividends. It can be privately or publicly owned and is a separate legal entity from its owners.

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1. Limited company

   A limited company is 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. Limited companies may be limited by shares or by guarantee. And the former of these, a limited company limited by shares, may be further divided into public companies and private companies. Who may become a member of a private limited company is restricted by law and by the company's rules. In contrast anyone may buy shares in a public limited company. Limited companies can be found in most countries, although the detailed rules governing them vary widely. It is also common for a distinction to be made between the publicly tradable companies of plc type, and the "private" types of company.

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How to pronounce limited company?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of limited company in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of limited company in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of limited company in a Sentence

1. Dave Player:

   We're not a charity. It's really important that people understand that, team BRIT is a limited company even though we're owned by a charity. All drivers have to work for their seat, there's no free racing.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=limited company
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_Company
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=limited company