partnership

part·ner·ship  (pärtnr-shp)

n.

1. The state of being a partner.

2.

a. A legal contract entered into by two or more persons in which each agrees to furnish a part of the capital and labor for a business enterprise, and by which each shares a fixed proportion of profits and losses.

b. The persons bound by such a contract.

3. A relationship between individuals or groups that is characterized by mutual cooperation and responsibility, as for the achievement of a specified goal: Neighborhood groups formed a partnership to fight crime.

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partnership [ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp]

n

1. (Law)

a.  a contractual relationship between two or more persons carrying on a joint business venture with a view to profit, each incurring liability for losses and the right to share in the profits

b.  the deed creating such a relationship

c.  the persons associated in such a relationship

2. (Law) the state or condition of being a partner

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Partnership an association of two or more persons for carrying on business; the persons collectively—Wilkes.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	partnership - the members of a business venture created by contract copartnership - a partnership in which employees get a share of the profits in addition to their wages business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern - a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern" partner - a person who is a member of a partnership
	2.	partnership - a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal; "effective language learning is a partnership between school, teacher and student"; "the action teams worked in partnership with the government" human relationship, relationship - a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness); "the relationship between mothers and their children"
	3.	partnership - a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses contract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

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partnership

noun

1. cooperation, association, alliance, sharing, union, connection, participation, copartnership the partnership between Germany's banks and its businesses

2. company, firm, corporation, house, interest, society, conglomerate, cooperative As the partnership prospered, the employees shared in the benefits.

Translations

partnership [ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp]

A. N

1. (= relationship) → asociación f; (= couple) → relación f de pareja
a stable, loving partnership → una relación de pareja estable y llena de cariño
our relationship wasn't just a marriage, it was a partnership → nuestra relación no era sólo un matrimonio sino una asociación
their partnership was based on mutual respect → su relación se basaba en el respeto mutuo
the partnership between government and industry → la alianza entre el gobierno y la industria

2. (Comm) (= company) → sociedad f colectiva
to be in partnership with sb → estar asociado con algn
to go or enter into partnership (with sb) → asociarse(con algn)
we work in partnership with our clients → trabajamos conjuntamente con nuestros clientes
see also limited

3. (= position as partner) they've offered me a partnership → me han ofrecido hacerme socio

B. CPD partnership agreement N → contrato m de sociedad

partnership [ˈpɑː^rtnə^rʃɪp] n

(= relationship) → partenariat m
new forms of partnership between management and workers → de nouvelles formes de partenariat entre direction et travailleurs
the partnership between Germany's banks and its businesses → le partenariat entre les banques et les entreprises allemandes

(in firm) → statut m d'associé(e)
a partnership in a firm of solicitors → un statut d'associé dans un cabinet d'avocats
to offer sb a partnership → offrir à qn de devenir associé
They've offered me a partnership → Ils m'ont offert de devenir associé.
to go into partnership → s'associer
to go into partnership with sb → s'associer avec qn
to form a partnership → s'associer
to form a partnership with sb → s'associer avec qn
part of speech n → partie f du discours

partnership

n

→ Partnerschaft f, → Gemeinschaft f; (in sport, dancing etc) → Paar nt; we’re or we make a pretty good partnership → wir sind ein ziemlich gutes Paar; a relationship based on partnership → eine partnerschaftliche Beziehung; to do something in partnership with somebody → etw mit jdm gemeinsam or in Zusammenarbeit machen

(Comm) → Personengesellschaft f; to enter into a partnership → in eine Gesellschaft eintreten; to go into partnership with somebody → mit jdm eine Personengesellschaft gründen; general partnership → offene Handelsgesellschaft; he left the partnership → er ist aus der Gesellschaft ausgeschieden

partnership [ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp] n (gen) → associazione f (Comm) → società f inv
to take sb into partnership → prendere qn come socio/a
to go into partnership (with), form a partnership (with) → mettersi in società (con), associarsi (a)

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partnership [ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp] n (gen) → associazione f (Comm) → società f inv
to take sb into partnership → prendere qn come socio/a
to go into partnership (with), form a partnership (with) → mettersi in società (con), associarsi (a)