partnership

Definition

  • n. the members of a business venture created by contract
  • n. a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal
  • n. a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses

Word forms

Plural
partnerships

Example sentences

  1. n.

    The two companies formed a partnership to develop new technology.

  2. n.

    In this partnership, each partner is responsible for their share of the profits.