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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation limited
  • abbreviation limited company

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun British A term attached to the name of a company that is organized to give its owners limited liability; it corresponds to Inc. in the United States.

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  • abbreviation UK Limited liability company.
  • abbreviation Limited.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a company that is organized to give its owners limited liability

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Examples

  • SJM Holdings Ltd. is the only other Macau operator to have ever paid dividends.

    Wynn Macau Net Jumps 57% Kate O'Keeffe 2010

  • Macquarie Group Ltd. is the sole sponsor of the Suntien IPO.

    AIA Kicks Off IPO Process in Hong Kong Nisha Gopalan 2010

  • BEIJING — Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is planning to expand its business-to-consumer online retail business, as the burgeoning sector has grown increasingly competitive.

    Alibaba's Taobao to Focus on Business-to-Consumer Loretta Chao 2010

  • Dell Inc. and Accenture Ltd., is pursuing the market aggressively, says Forrester's Andrew Bartels.

    Qualms Arise Over Outsourcing Of Electronic Medical Records Amol Sharma 2010

  • LONDON — BHP Billiton Ltd. is unlikely to alter the terms of its $39 billion unsolicited offer for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. before it gets regulatory approval from Canadian authorities, a person familiar with the matter said Monday.

    BHP Unlikely to Raise Potash Bid Before Rulings Alex MacDonald 2010

  • News of the sale and details of a capital return were expected to overshadow the interim results but formal approval for the sale by the Australian government's Foreign Investment Review Board to Singapore-based Wilmar International Ltd. is still pending, with a deadline for any announcement on Tuesday.

    CSR Swings to First-Half Profit Ray Brindal 2010

  • Hotel chains Mandarin Oriental International Ltd. and Shangri-La Asia Ltd. are also consistent leaders due to high scores for quality and innovation.

    Cathay Pacific Prevails on Innovation, Vision 2010

  • SJM Holdings Ltd. is the only other Macau operator to have ever paid dividends.

    Business Watch 2010

  • Xeros Ltd. is on the verge of saving us a LOT of water.

    Trey Farmer | Inhabitat 2010

  • The Shanghai-based shipbuilder, controlled by Zhang Zhi Rong, chairman of Glorious Property Holdings Ltd., is beginning meetings with prospective investors Monday as it seeks to sell 1.75 billion shares at an indicative price range of 7.30 to 10.10 Hong Kong dollars (94 U.S. cents to US$1. 30), the person said.

    China Rongsheng To Restart Hong Kong IPO Prudence Ho 2010

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