Definition of partnership Partnership

/pɑˈɹtnɚʃɪˌp/ - [partnership] - part•ner•ship

We found 15 definitions of partnership from 6 different sources.

What does partnership mean?

Noun Plural: partnerships
partnership - the members of a business venture created by contract
		business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern, business something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern"
		copartnership a partnership in which employees get a share of the profits in addition to their wages
partnership - a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses
		contract a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
partnership - a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal; "effective language learning is a partnership between school, teacher and student"; "the action teams worked in partnership with the government"

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partnership (Noun)
The state of being associated with a partner.
partnership (Noun)
An association of two or more people to conduct a business.
partnership (Noun)
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.

partnership (n.)
The state or condition of being a partner; as, to be in partnership with another; to have partnership in the fortunes of a family or a state.
partnership (n.)
A division or sharing among partners; joint possession or interest.
partnership (n.)
An alliance or association of persons for the prosecution of an undertaking or a business on joint account; a company; a firm; a house; as, to form a partnership.
partnership (n.)
A contract between two or more competent persons for joining together their money, goods, labor, and skill, or any or all of them, under an understanding that there shall be a communion of profit between them, and for the purpose of carrying on a legal trade, business, or adventure.
partnership (n.)
See Fellowship, n., 6.

partnership
A commercial association of two or more persons, especially when incorporated.
partnership
A company that does not have legal personality.

A partnership is when two or more people work together to complete a task. Businesses are usually in "partnership" with other companies for the profit of each other.