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partnership definition

part·ner·ship (-s̸hip′)

noun

  1. the state of being a partner; participation
  2. the relationship of partners; joint interest; association
    1. an association of two or more partners in a business enterprise
    2. a contract by which such an association is created
    3. the people so associated

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Alternate definitions:

business partnership definition - business

finance partnership definition - finance

law partnership definition - legal

partnership Synonyms

partnership

n.

alliance, union, marriage, cooperation, company, combination, corporation, cartel, connection, brotherhood, society, lodge, club, fellowship, fraternity, confederation, band, body, crew, coterie, clique, gang, ring, faction, party, community, conjunction, joining, companionship, friendship, help, assistance, chumminess*; see also business 4, organization 3.


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partnership Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • forge: BLB organizes the schools links, in which teachers and head teachers have visited Beira and Bristol to forge partnerships involving four Bristol schools.

Preposition: with

  • agency: NCVO will be working in partnership with other agencies in the sector to provide this service.

Adjective modifier

  • civil: Roger: I Roger, declare that I know of no legal reason why I may not form a civil partnership with Ross.

Modifies a noun

  • working: One of the strands covered in the MPS service review in 2005 dealt with partnership working.

Noun used with modifier

  • multi-agency: There is emphasis on spatial targeting and policy delivery within a multi-agency partnership framework.
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partnership quotes

Society is indeed a contract†it becomes a partnership not only between those who are living, but between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born.

-Burke, Edmund

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