partnership
nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp//
- United States//ˈpɑɹtnɚʃɪp//
The state of being associated with a partner.
noun
- 1
The state of being associated with a partner.
scientists working in close partnership with colleagues overseas
- 2
An association of two or more people to conduct a business.
forge a partnership
- 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.
Etymology
From partner + -ship. Cognate with Danish partnerskab, Dutch partnerschap, German Partnerschaft, Norwegian Bokmål partnerskap, Norwegian Nynorsk partnerskap, Swedish partnerskap, and West Frisian partnerskip.
Forms
- plural
- partnerships
partly · In part, or to some degree, but not completely.partner · Either of a pair of people or things that belong together.Partner · A surname.
partnership · The state of being associated with a partner.
partridge · Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae,…Partridge · A surname.parts · Intellectual ability or learning.