Dictionary Entry
partnership
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/part-ner-ship/Word FrequencyCommon (5.43)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)The state of being associated with a partner.
In a Sentence
“Students can use partnership to explain The state of being associated with a partner..”
Published Usage Examples
“Linklaters is on track with its plans to move to an almost all-equity partnership, with the firm expecting its salaried ranks to account for 10 per cent of the partnership at the year-end.”
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Origin
From Middle English 'parten' (to share) and '-ship' (state or condition).
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Poetry examples for “partnership”
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