partnershipPronunciation: /ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/Translate partnership | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of partnership noun 1 [mass noun] the state of being a partner or partners:we should go on working together in partnership 2an association of two or more people as partners:an increase in partnerships with housing associations a business or firm owned and run by two or more partners: the partnership now owns 22 department stores a position as one of the partners in a business or firm: she will be eligible for a partnership after a few years Cricket the number of runs added by a pair of batsmen before one of them is dismissed or the innings ends: their 176-run third-wicket partnershippartnership in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of partnership in the US English dictionary