Phrase guide

limited company

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a company that is organized to give its owners limited liability

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Ltd., Ld.

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: company

History

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: شَرِكَة مَحْدُودَة (šarika maḥdūda) — type of company
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有限公司 (yǒuxiàn gōngsī) — type of company
  • Finnish: osakeyhtiö — type of company
  • French: société de capitaux — type of company
  • German: Kapitalgesellschaft — type of company
  • Irish: cuideachta theoranta — type of company
  • Japanese: 有限会社 (yūgen gaisha) — type of company
  • Korean: 유한회사 (yuhanhoesa) — type of company
  • Norwegian Bokmål: aksjeselskap — type of company
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: aksjeselskap — type of company
  • Iranian Persian: شِرْکَتِ مَحْدود (šerkat-e mahdud) — type of company
  • Polish: spółka kapitałowa — type of company
  • Russian: о́бщество с ограни́ченной отве́тственностью (óbščestvo s ograníčennoj otvétstvennostʹju) — type of company
  • Thai: บริษัทมหจํากัด (bɔɔ-rí-sàt-má-hà-jam-gàt) — type of company
  • Turkish: limited şirket — type of company
  • Urdu: شِرْکَتِ مَحْدُودَہ (śirkat-i mahdūda) — type of company