partnership

Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/

The English word “partnership” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

The state of being associated with a partner.
An association of two or more people to conduct a business.
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.

Etymology

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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