Dictionary

partnership en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɑɹtnɚʃɪp/ (General-American)
• /ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being associated with a partner.
   • scientists working in close partnership with colleagues overseas
2. (countable, uncountable) An association of two or more people to conduct a business.
   • forge a partnership
3. (countable, uncountable) 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.

Forms

Deriveds

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

Translations (112)

es asociación (state of being associated with a partner) · gd companas (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · la consortium (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · pl spółka partnerska (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · uk партне́рство (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · fr compagnie (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · hu élettársi kapcsolat (state of being associated with a partner) · yi שותּפֿות (state of being associated with a partner) · fa شراکت (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · it cooperazione (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · cmn 合夥企業 /合伙企业 (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · es partenariado (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · fo parlag (state of being associated with a partner) · es compadraje (state of being associated with a partner) · sl partnerstvo (state of being associated with a partner) · es colaboración (state of being associated with a partner) · es sociedad (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · nl partnerschap (state of being associated with a partner) · pt parceria (state of being associated with a partner) · ur شراکت (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · kk әріптестік (state of being associated with a partner) · it collaborazione (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · mk партнерство (state of being associated with a partner) · da partnerskab (state of being associated with a partner) · ru партнёрство (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · uk партне́рство (state of being associated with a partner) · cs partnerství (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · es compañía (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · nn partnarskap (state of being associated with a partner) · bg партньо́рство (state of being associated with a partner) · mi patuitanga (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · fi henkilöyhtiö (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · kk серіктестік (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · nb partnerskap (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · fr société (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · be партнёрства (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · kk әріптестік (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · fy partnerskip (state of being associated with a partner) · sh drúštvo (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · es alianza (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · cmn 夥伴關係 /伙伴关系 (state of being associated with a partner) · cmn 合股關係 /合股关系 (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · tr ortaklık (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · es cheral (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · se guoibmevuohta (state of being associated with a partner) · cy partneriaeth (state of being associated with a partner) · de Partnerschaft (state of being associated with a partner) · be тавары́ства (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · ar شِرَاكَة (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · sl partnerstvo (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · eo partnereco (state of being associated with a partner) · cmn 合作關係 /合作关系 (state of being associated with a partner) · fr partenariat (state of being associated with a partner) · id perusahaan persekutuan (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · sh pȁrtnerstvo (state of being associated with a partner) · it società (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · ko 파트너십 (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · bg партньо́рство (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · ha tarayya (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · hi भागीदारी (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · ru това́рищество (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · es compadrazgo (state of being associated with a partner) · got 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 (state of being associated with a partner) · ms perkongsian (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · pl partnerstwo (state of being associated with a partner) · be партнёрства (state of being associated with a partner) · bn অংশীদারি কারবার (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · grc κοινωνία (state of being associated with a partner) · ru партнёрство (state of being associated with a partner) · mi patuitanga (state of being associated with a partner) · id kemitraan (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · it partenariato (state of being associated with a partner) · la consortium (state of being associated with a partner) · pa سان٘جھ (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · sk partnerstvo (state of being associated with a partner) · mk партнерство (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · sh дру́штво (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · ka პარტნიორობა (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · vi công ty hợp danh (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · tl bakasan (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · pt sociedade (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · cmn 合夥關係 /合伙关系 (state of being associated with a partner) · nn partnarskap (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · gv commeeys (state of being associated with a partner) · hu partnerség (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · ms perkongsian (state of being associated with a partner) · pa ਸਾਂਝ (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · ja パートナーシップ (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · rm partenadi (state of being associated with a partner) · nb partnerskap (state of being associated with a partner) · nl maatschap (state of being associated with a partner) · sh па̏ртнерство (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · uk товари́ство (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · bg съдру́жие (state of being associated with a partner) · tr ortaklık (state of being associated with a partner) · lt partnerystė (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · fi kumppanuus (state of being associated with a partner) · sh pȁrtnerstvo (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · sh па̏ртнерство (state of being associated with a partner) · ja 協力関係 (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · it partnership (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · hsb partnerstwo (state of being associated with a partner) · cs partnerství (state of being associated with a partner) · kk серіктестік (state of being associated with a partner) · sk partnerstvo (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · es compadreo (state of being associated with a partner) · sv partnerskap (state of being associated with a partner) · nl vennootschap (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · gd companas (state of being associated with a partner) · de Personengesellschaft (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · es compaña (association of two or more people to conduct a business) · es consorcio (association of two or more people to conduct a business)