Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

limited company

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English

Syllables: lim-it-ed -com-pa-ny
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

limited companies (plural)

Phrases

limited liability company

Frequently Paired Words

limited liability company

Synonyms

ltd. ld.

Questions

What does limited company mean?: 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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