consortium

con·sor·ti·um

 (kən-sôr′tē-əm, -shē-əm)

n. pl. con·sor·ti·a (-tē-ə, -shē-ə) also con·sor·ti·ums

1.

a. An association or a combination, as of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.

b. A cooperative arrangement among groups or institutions: a library consortium.

2. An association or society.

3. The typical collection of benefits arising from marriage, including companionship, love, assistance, and sexual relations, which may have value recognized under law.

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[Latin, fellowship, from cōnsors, cōnsort-, partner; see consort.]

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con·sor′ti·al adj.

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consortium

(kənˈsɔːtɪəm)

n, pl -tia (-tɪə)

1. (Commerce) an association of financiers, companies, etc, esp one formed for a particular purpose

2. (Law) law the right of husband or wife to the company, assistance, and affection of his or her spouse

[C19: from Latin: community of goods, partnership; see consort]

conˈsortial adj

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con•sor•ti•um

(kənˈsɔr ʃi əm, -ti-)

n., pl. -ti•a (-ʃi ə, -ti ə)

1. a combination, as of corporations, for carrying out a business venture requiring large amounts of capital.

2. association; partnership.

3. the right of husband and wife to companionship and conjugal intercourse with each other.

[1820–30; < Latin: partnership]

con•sor′ti•al, adj.

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Consortia, Consortium

 a partnership; a union; a fellowship.

Examples: consortium of local authorities [to undertake some project jointly between them]; a housing consortium; a consortium of university libraries.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

consortium - an association of companies for some definite purpose syndicate, pool association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association" cartel, corporate trust, combine, trust - a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly"

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Translations

asociacespolečenství

konsortium

KonsortiumVereinigung

consorcio

consortium

konzorcium

félag, samtök

consorzio

konsorciumas

konsorcijs

fagforeninginteresseorganisasjonkonsortium

konzorcium

birlikte çalışan şirketler grubukonsorsiyum

数家公司或银行联合组成的协会等联营企业财团

consortium

[kənˈsɔːtɪəm] N (consortia (pl)) [kənˈsɔːtɪə] → consorcio m

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consortium

[kənˈsɔː^rtiəm] n [people, firms] → consortium m, comptoir m

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consortium

n → Konsortium nt

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consortium

[kənˈsɔːtɪəm] n (consortia (pl)) [kənˈsɔːtɪə] → consorzio

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consortium

(kənˈsoːtiəm) , ((American) -ʃiəm) noun

an association, union, especially of bankers or businessmen. konsortium جَمْعِيَّه، إتِّحاد، مَجْموعَة تِجارِيَّه консорциум consórcio asociace, společenství die Vereinigung konsortium κοινοπραξία επιχειρηματιών ή τραπεζών consorcio konsortsium کنسرسیوم konsortio consortium אִגוּד कंसोर्टियम, अल्प कालीन संघटन konzorcij konzorcium konsorsium félag, samtök consorzio (国際) 借款団 컨소시엄 konsorciumas konsorcijs konsortium consortiumkonsortium, fagforening, interesseorganisasjon konsorcjum کنسر سیوم consórcio consorţiu консорциум konzorcium konzorcij konzorcijum konsortium ความเป็นหุ้นส่วนกัน konsorsiyum, birlikte çalışan şirketler grubu (尤指銀行家或實業家)協會，聯盟 консорціум يونين، انجمن công-xooc-xiom （数家公司或银行联合组成的）财团，联营企业，协会等

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