partnership.
The state of being associated with a partner.
Meaning & usage
The state of being associated with a partner.
scientists working in close partnership with colleagues overseas
An association of two or more people to conduct a business.
forge a partnership
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.
Where this word comes from
From partner + -ship. Cognate with West Frisian partnerskip (“partnership”), Dutch partnerschap (“partnership”), Low German Partnerschop (“partnership”), German Partnerschaft (“partnership”), Danish partnerskab (“partnership”), Danish partnerskab (“partnership”), Norwegian Bokmål partnerskap (“partnership”), Norwegian Nynorsk partnerskap (“partnership”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.