partnership
noun
Simple meaning
An association of two or more people to conduct a business.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpɑɹtnɚʃɪp
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
An association of two or more people to conduct a business.
The state of being associated with a partner.
cricket
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.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- General English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An association of two or more people to conduct a business.
Used this way, partnership is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in business or professional contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Business/professional
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More ways to use partnership
- “Effective language learning is a partnership between school, teacher and student.”noun
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Compound terms
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A certificate showing the interests of all parties in a business partnership.
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