Partnership vs. Consortium
Partnershipnoun
The state of being associated with a partner.
Partnershipnoun
An association of two or more people to conduct a business,
Partnershipnoun
(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,
Partnershipnoun
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.
Partnershipnoun
A division or sharing among partners; joint possession or interest.
Partnershipnoun
An alliance or association of persons for the prosecution of an undertaking or a business on joint account; a company; a firm; a house; as, to form a partnership.
Partnershipnoun
A contract between two or more competent persons for joining together their money, goods, labor, and skill, or any or all of them, under an understanding that there shall be a communion of profit between them, and for the purpose of carrying on a legal trade, business, or adventure.
Partnershipnoun
See Fellowship, n., 6.
Partnershipnoun
the members of a business venture created by contract
Partnershipnoun
a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses
Partnershipnoun
the state of being a partner or partners
Partnershipnoun
an association of two or more people as partners
Partnershipnoun
a business or firm owned and run by two or more partners
Partnershipnoun
a position as one of the partners in a business or firm
Partnershipnoun
the number of runs added by a pair of batsmen before one of them is dismissed or the innings ends
Partnership
A partnership is an arrangement where parties, known as business partners, agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests. The partners in a partnership may be individuals, businesses, interest-based organizations, schools, governments or combinations.
Consortiumnoun
An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.
Consortiumnoun
A similar arrangement among non-commercial institutions or organizations.
Consortiumnoun
An association or society.
Consortiumnoun
(legal) The right of a spouse to all the normal relationships with his or her mate.
Consortiumnoun
(biology) A group of symbiotic microbes.
Consortiumnoun
an association of companies for some definite purpose
Consortium
A consortium (plural: consortia) is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments (or any combination of these entities) with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal. Consortium is a Latin word meaning , or , and derives from consors (), itself from con- () and sors ().
