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maatschap.

partnership, venture (a legal partnership of two or more natural or legal persons for the purpose of sharing costs and distributing jointly generated profits, mainly entered into by certain self-employed professions, such as doctors, dentists, lawyers, and accountants, in which the partners may be held individually and privately liable in case of debts)

9 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmaːt.sxɑp/
  1. partnership, venture (a legal partnership of two or more natural or legal persons for the purpose of sharing costs and distributing jointly generated profits, mainly entered into by certain self-employed professions, such as doctors, dentists, lawyers, and accountants, in which the partners may be held individually and privately liable in case of debts)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch maetscap. Equivalent to maat (“partner”) + -schap (“-ship”).

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