Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
part·ner·ship
\\-ˌship\\ noun DATE 1576
1. the state of being a partner : participation
2.
a. a legal relation existing between two or more persons contractually associated as joint principals in a business
b. the persons joined together in a partnership3. a relationship resembling a legal partnership and usually involving close cooperation between parties having specified and joint rights and responsibilities Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
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part·ner·ship / 5pB:tnEFip; NAmE 5pB:rtnErFip / noun1. [U] ~ (with sb) the state of being a partner in business
伙伴关系；合伙人身分:
to be in / to go into partnership
结成合作关系
He developed his own program in partnership with an American expert.
他与一位美国专家合作开发自己的程序。
2. [C, U] ~ (with sb) a relationship between ten people, organizations, etc.; the state of having this relationship
合作关系；合作:
Marriage should be an equal partnership.
婚姻应当是平等的伴侣关系。
the school's partnership with parents
学校与家长的合作
a partnership between the United States and Europe
美国与欧洲的合作
3. [C] a business owned by ten or more people who share the profits
合伙企业:
a junior member of the partnership
企业的次要合伙人
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishpartnership
noun
ADJ. close | limited | effective, good, great, successful | working We are trying to develop a working partnership between local schools and industries. | unique | equal an equal partnership of men and women in government | international, multinational | business
VERB + PARTNERSHIP have | create, establish, form, set up (in) | enter into, go into The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation. | take sb into We took him into partnership in 2002. | work in We shall be working in close partnership with our Japanese clients. | break up
PARTNERSHIP + NOUN agreement, arrangement
PREP. in ~ with They are in partnership with Apex software. | ~ between a partnership between the university and local colleges | ~ in She has a partnership in the business. | ~ of a unique partnership of private companies and trade unions | ~ with a partnership with an American firm
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ORGANIZATION
partnership noun
⇨ group 3 (a business partnership)
⇨ relationship 1 (an equal partnership)
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
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part·ner·ship
\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌship\
noun1. : the fact or state of being a partner (as in an action or in the possession or enjoyment of something)
: participation
2.
a. : a legal relation existing between two or more competent persons who have contracted to place some or all of their money, effects, labor, and skill in lawful commerce or business with the understanding that there shall be a communion of profit between them
< commenced legal practice in partnership with his uncle >
b. : an alliance or association of persons joined together in a partnership
< the formation of a partnership is a common-law right — Journal of Accountancy >
c. : the persons joined together in a partnership
< the partnership computes its net income … in a manner similar to that of an individual — J.K.Lasser >
d. : the contract by which a partnership relation is created
3. : a relationship resembling a legal partnership and usually involving close cooperation between parties having specified and joint rights and responsibilities (as in a common enterprise)
< an effective working partnership between scientists and military men — Vannevar Bush > < partnership in electric power projects between the states and the federal government >