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partnership

Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/
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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 partnership

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