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partnership

part·ners·hip

UK/ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/ US/ˈpɑɹtnɚʃɪp/ fairly common

noun

1.

the members of a business venture created by contract

2.

a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses

Origin

From partner + -ship. Cognate with Danish partnerskab, Dutch partnerschap, German Partnerschaft, Norwegian Bokmål partnerskap, Norwegian Nynorsk partnerskap, Swedish partnerskap, and West Frisian partnerskip.

Phrases

  • civil partnership
  • domestic partnership
  • general partnership
  • limited partnership
  • public private partnership
  • public-private partnership
  • public/private partnership
  • social partnership

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