English Explanatory Dictionary

partnership

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being associated with a partner.
  2. An association of two or more people to conduct a business.
  3. The period when two specific batsmen are batting, from the fall of one wicket until the fall of the next; the number of runs scored during this period.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/ /ˈpɑɹtnɚʃɪp/ en-au-partnership.ogg

Word forms

partnership partnerships

Etymology

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

Derived words

civil partnership copartnership domestic partnership general partnership limited partnership multipartnership prepartnership public/private partnership public private partnership public-private partnership social partnership subpartnership
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