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  • 1Limited — can refer to:* A private company limited by shares, a specific kind of limited company in Commonwealth of Nations commercial law; often used as a suffix ( Mycompany, Limited or Mycompany, Ltd. ); formerly used for all limited companies. * A… …

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  • 2Limited — Lim it*ed (l[i^]m [i^]t*[e^]d), a. Confined within limits; narrow; circumscribed; restricted; as, our views of nature are very limited. [1913 Webster] {Limited company}, a company in which the liability of each shareholder is limited by the… …

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  • 3limited — adjective Date: 1597 1. a. confined within limits ; restricted < limited success > b. of a train offering faster service especially by making a limited number of stops 2. characterized by enforceable limitations prescribed (as by a constitution)&#8230; …

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  • 4limited — Ld Ld. n. The abbreviation for {limited}, term appended to the name of a company that is organized to give its owners limited liability; also abbreviated {Ltd.} It corresponds to {Inc.} in the United States. [Chiefly British] [abbr.] Syn: limited …

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  • 5Limited — Limit Lim it (l[i^]m [i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Limited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Limiting}.] [F. limiter, L. limitare, fr. limes, limitis, limit; prob. akin to limen threshold, E. eliminate; cf. L. limus sidelong.] To apply a limit to, or set a limit …

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  • 6Limited liability — is a concept whereby a person s financial liability is limited to a fixed sum, most commonly the value of a person s investment in a company or partnership with limited liability. A shareholder in a limited company is not personally liable for&#8230; …

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  • 7Limited Brands — Type Public (NYSE:&#160;LTD) Industry Apparel Founded 1963 …

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  • 8Limited animation — is a process of making animated cartoons that do not follow a realistic approach. One of its major trademarks is the stylized design in all forms and shapes, which in the early days was referred to as modern design. The short cartoons and feature …

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  • 9Limited voting — is a voting system in which electors have fewer votes than there are positions available. The positions are awarded to the candidates who receive the most votes absolutely. In the special case in which the voter may vote for only one candidate&#8230; …

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  • 10Limited government — is a government structure where any more than minimal governmental intervention in personal liberties and the economy is not usually allowed by law, usually in a written Constitution. It is closely related to libertarianism, classical liberalism …

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