partnership

  • 21partnership — An association of two or more people (partners) formed for the purpose of carrying on a business. Partnerships are governed by the Partnership Act (1890). Unlike an incorporated company, a partnership does not have a legal personality of its own… …

    Accounting dictionary

  • 22partnership — / pɑ:tnəʃɪp/ noun an unregistered business where two or more people (but not more than twenty) share the risks and profits according to a partnership agreement ● to go into partnership with someone ● to join with someone to form a partnership ♦… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 23Partnership — Deux batteurs en train de s encourager mutuellement entre deux lancers. Le partnership (terme anglais, littéralement, « partenariat ») est, au cricket, le total des runs (points) marqués alors que deux batteurs particuliers d une équipe …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 24partnership — part|ner|ship [ partnə,ʃıp ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the position of being one of two or more people who own a company as partners: go/enter into partnership (with someone): Findlay entered into partnership with Smith to form the firm in 1952. a )… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 25partnership —    An ongoing business enterprise entered into for profit that is owned by more than one person, each of whom is a partner. A partnership can be created by a formal written agreement (the best idea) or based on an oral agreement or a handshake.… …

    Business law dictionary

  • 26partnership — part|ner|ship W3 [ˈpa:tnəʃıp US ˈpa:rtnər ] n 1.) [U] the state of being a partner in business be/work in partnership (with sb) ▪ I ve been in partnership with her for five years. ▪ She s gone into partnership with two local doctors. 2.) a… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27partnership — noun 1 (U) the state of being a partner in business: be in partnership: We ve been in partnership for five years. | go into partnership: She s gone into partnership with two local doctors. 2 (C) a business owned by two or more partners who share… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28partnership — [[t]pɑ͟ː(r)tnə(r)ʃɪp[/t]] ♦♦♦ partnerships N VAR Partnership or a partnership is a relationship in which two or more people, organizations, or countries work together as partners. ...the partnership between Germany s banks and its businesses...… …

    English dictionary

  • 29partnership — An association of two or more persons to carry on as co owners a business for profit. Uniform Partnership Act § 6. A combination, effected by two or more persons, of capital or personal services for the purpose of conducting a business for their… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 30partnership — noun Date: 1576 1. the state of being a partner ; participation 2. a. a legal relation existing between two or more persons contractually associated as joint principals in a business b. the persons joined together in a partnership 3. a… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary