Definitions

partnership

[pahrt-ner-ship] / ˈpɑrt nərˌʃɪp /

NOUN

alliance; participation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assistance association business company cooperation cooperative corporation firm friendship interest organization ownership sharing society tie up union

STRONG

affiliation band body brotherhood cahoots cartel chumminess clique club combination combine community companionship conglomerate conjunction connection coterie crew faction fraternity gang help hookup house joining lodge mob party ring sisterhood sorority togetherness

WEAK

consociation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

division hindrance separation stoppage

STRONG

detachment disconnection sisterhood

Example Sentences

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The partnership was made possible via an existing deal Apple already had with Globalstar.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

CoreWeave will use its cloud infrastructure to help run Anthropic’s Claude artificial-intelligence models as part of a new partnership between the two companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The company behind industry-standard platforms Pro Tools and Media Composer said it is entering a multiyear partnership with Google Cloud.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

He singled out the Orion spacecraft - named Integrity - and the Space Launch System as a symbol of what international partnership can still produce.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

He agreed, though: The main effect of turning a partnership into a corporation was to transfer the financial risk to the shareholders.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Vocabulary lists containing partnership

Economics

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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 5

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