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membership

membership

156 2.7
Being part of a group or club
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛmbərʃɪp/
translation icon : afiliación
  • Having a gym membership allows you to access all the facilities and classes offered.
  • membership in an organization
  • membership in a group
  • membership is open

We need people to sign up for membership or Zach will lose his job.

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Examples

  • French, German, Spanish, and Latin teachers encourage membership in this organization in the fall of each year.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Joining the Fields monthly membership will make yourself care easy.

  • You get one month free membership to folks Health.

  • What are its terms of reference, membership and programme of work?

  • You just lost your membership at Video Spot!

  • Can l have your membership card, please?

  • I got a trial membership.

  • A positive trend is already taking place, with membership numbers up over 10 percent from last year.

    Academic text (1999)
  • We need people to sign up for membership or Zach will lose his job.

  • Each will receive a $50 award and a one-year membership in the Photographic Society of America.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

belongingness
vsmembership
7.4

Being a member or part of a group

is about being part of an organization or club

Antonyms

Not belonging to a group or organization

Compounds

A card that shows you belong to a club or group

How Official

membership
156 2.7
associate
533 3.2

Surface Forms

membership singular
memberships plural

Morphology

membership = member (transparent) = member + ship

Standard abstract noun formation: 'member' + '-ship' yields the state or condition of belonging.

Etymology

Membership comes from member, meaning a 'part' or person in a group, and the ending -ship, which shows a 'state' or 'quality', like in friendship. So membership also means the state of belonging to a group or club.