Look up: proprietor

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   Proprietor
   Individual ownership or sole proprietorship; it is the type of business unit in which only one person is liable. It is the simplest form of business organisation. The owner is responsible for all management decisions, takes all the profits and bears all the losses. His liability is unlimited, and not only his business assets, but the whole of his private belongings (with certain minor exceptions) can be taken from him to satisfy business debts.
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   Proprietor
   In relation to excise goods this term includes the owner, importer, exporter, shipper, or other person owning or being beneficially interested in the goods.
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   proprietor
   the capital invested by an individual in his business Category: Commerce - movement of goods • the account showing the proprietor`s contributions to and withdrawals from the business Category: Commerce - movement of goods
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   Proprietor
   Pro·pri'e·tor noun [ For older proprietary : confer French propriétarie .] One who has the legal right or exclusive title to anything, whether in possession or not; an owner; as, the proprietor of farm or of a mill.
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   Proprietor
   • (n.) One who has the legal right or exclusive title to anything, whether in possession or not; an owner; as, the proprietor of farm or of a mill.
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