There is nothing to be forgiven for, it's a very common question. It stands for Limited Partnership - type of Business Entity. In this post, Sam seems to be ref

There is nothing to be forgiven for, it's a very common question. It stands for Limited Partnership - type of Business Entity. In this post, Sam seems to be referring it in context to Limited Partner. Read more about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_partnership http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_partnership