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partnership

partnership

69 2.9
A business where two or more people run it together and share the money and losses
  • noun
  • /ˈpɑːrtənərʃɪp/
: sociedad
  • After years of collaboration, their partnership has led to significant profits for both businesses.
  • form a partnership
  • business partnership
  • private partnership

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Examples

Synonyms

consortium
vspartnership
56 6.7

A group of companies or organizations that work together on a project

is a single business run by people who share profits and losses
co-op
vspartnership
40 3.8

A business owned and run by its members who share the profits

is a business where people run operations together and share profits and losses
cooperative
vspartnership
32 3.4

An organization owned and run by a group of people to help them sell or buy goods

focuses on sharing profits and losses among business owners
joint venture
vspartnership
29 4.4

A business project by two or more companies that share resources, risks, and profits

is an ongoing business run together sharing profits and losses
business relation
vspartnership
1 2.9

A connection between companies that helps them work together

means a group running one business and sharing profits and losses
copartnership
vspartnership
  • Archaic
1 7.3

A business system where workers get a share of the profits as well as wages

is an arrangement where owners share profits and losses among themselves

Compounds

An official document showing how much each person owns in a business

How Formal

limited liability
  • Specialized
9 4.4
corporation
904 3.7
company
∞ 1.0
partnership
69 2.9
handshake
116 1.0

Surface Forms

partnership singular
partnerships plural

Morphology

partnership = partner (transparent) = partner + ship

A standard noun-forming suffix '-ship' attaches to 'partner' to indicate the state, condition, or collective of being partners; the meaning directly follows.

Etymology

Partnership comes from the parts part, meaning 'a share', and -ship, meaning 'the state of being'. So in business a partnership is when people share work, money, and risk as one group.