Added 9 October 2026
partnership
/ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/ noun
In Latin: consortium Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about partnership at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The state of being associated with a partner.
scientists working in close partnership with colleagues overseas
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An association of two or more people to conduct a business.
forge a partnership
- 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.
Origin
From partner + -ship. Cognate with West Frisian partnerskip (“partnership”), Dutch partnerschap (“partnership”), Low German Partnerschop (“partnership”), German Partnerschaft (“partnership”), Danish partnerskab (“partnership”), Danish partnerskab (“partnership”), Norwegian Bokmål partnerskap (“partnership”), Norwegian Nynorsk partnerskap (“partnership”).
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