partnership

  • 1partnership — part·ner·ship n: an association of two or more persons or entities that conduct a business for profit as co owners see also uniform partnership act in the important laws section compare corporation, joint venture, sole pro …

    Law dictionary

  • 2Partnership — • An unincorporated association of two or more persons, known as partners, having for its object the carrying on in common by the partners of some predetermined occupation for shared profit Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Partnership… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 3Partnership — Part ner*ship, n. 1. The state or condition of being a partner; as, to be in partnership with another; to have partnership in the fortunes of a family or a state. [1913 Webster] 2. A division or sharing among partners; joint possession or… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4partnership — P/ s. n. asociere într o afacere a doi sau mai mulţi parteneri, în care fiecare îşi menţine propriul capital, dar îl administrează şi îl foloseşte în comun cu ceilalţi, participând proporţional la împărţirea câştigului. (< engl. partnership)… …

    Dicționar Român

  • 5partnership — (n.) 1570s, from PARTNER (Cf. partner) + SHIP (Cf. ship). In the commercial sense from c.1700 …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 6partnership — /ˈpartnerʃip, ingl. ə ˈpɑːtnəʃip/ [vc. ingl., comp. sul modello di leadership] s. f. inv. accordo, partenariato …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 7partnership — [n] alliance; participation affiliation, assistance, association, band, body, brotherhood, business, cahoots*, cartel, chumminess, clique, club, combination, combine, community, companionship, company, conglomerate, conjunction, connection,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 8partnership — ► NOUN 1) the state of being a partner or partners. 2) an association of two or more people as partners …

    English terms dictionary

  • 9partnership — [pärt′nərship΄] n. 1. the state of being a partner; participation 2. the relationship of partners; joint interest; association 3. a) an association of two or more partners in a business enterprise b) a contract by which such an association is… …

    English World dictionary

  • 10PARTNERSHIP — Formation The earliest form of commercial partnership in Jewish law was partnership in property, or joint ownership. Craftsmen or tradesmen who wished to form a partnership were required to place money in a common bag and lift it or execute some… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism