partnership
//ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp//
Forms
- Plural
- partnerships
Definitions
1.The state of being associated with a partner.
2.An association of two or more people to conduct a business.
3.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.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3038
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
From partner + -ship.
Cognate with Danish partnerskab, Dutch partnerschap, German Partnerschaft, Norwegian Bokmål partnerskap, Norwegian Nynorsk partnerskap, Swedish partnerskap, and West Frisian partnerskip.