noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/
General-American:/ˈpɑɹtnɚʃɪp/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The state of being associated with a partner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
scientists working in close partnership with colleagues overseas
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An association of two or more people to conduct a business.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
forge a partnership
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: contract
5
noun
Meaning 5
the members of a business venture created by contract
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation
Narrower terms: copartnership
6
noun
Meaning 6
a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
effective language learning is a partnership between school, teacher and student
the action teams worked in partnership with the government
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: relationship, human relationship
History
Etymology
From partner + -ship. Cognate with Danish partnerskab, Dutch partnerschap, German Partnerschaft, Norwegian Bokmål partnerskap, Norwegian Nynorsk partnerskap, Swedish partnerskap, and West Frisian partnerskip.
Across languages
Translations
112 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
партнёрства
(partnjórstva)
— state of being associated with a partner
Bulgarian:
партньо́рство
(partnjórstvo)
— state of being associated with a partner
Bulgarian:
съдру́жие
(sǎdrúžie)
— state of being associated with a partner
Chinese Mandarin:
合夥關係 /合伙关系
(héhuǒ guānxì)
— state of being associated with a partner
Chinese Mandarin:
合作關係 /合作关系
(hézuò guānxì)
— state of being associated with a partner
Chinese Mandarin:
夥伴關係 /伙伴关系
(huǒbàn guānxì)
— state of being associated with a partner
Czech:
partnerství
— state of being associated with a partner
Danish:
partnerskab
— state of being associated with a partner
Dutch:
maatschap
— state of being associated with a partner
Dutch:
partnerschap
— state of being associated with a partner
Esperanto:
partnereco
— state of being associated with a partner
Faroese:
parlag
— state of being associated with a partner
Finnish:
kumppanuus
— state of being associated with a partner
French:
partenariat
— state of being associated with a partner
West-Frisian:
partnerskip
— state of being associated with a partner
German:
Partnerschaft
— state of being associated with a partner
Gothic:
𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰
(daila)
— state of being associated with a partner
Ancient Greek:
κοινωνία
(koinōnía)
— state of being associated with a partner
Hungarian:
élettársi kapcsolat
— state of being associated with a partner
Italian:
partenariato
— state of being associated with a partner
Kazakh:
әріптестік
(ärıptestık)
— state of being associated with a partner
Kazakh:
серіктестік
(serıktestık)
— state of being associated with a partner
Latin:
consortium
— state of being associated with a partner
Macedonian:
партнерство
(partnerstvo)
— state of being associated with a partner
Malay:
perkongsian
— state of being associated with a partner
Manx:
commeeys
— state of being associated with a partner
Māori:
patuitanga
— state of being associated with a partner
Norwegian Bokmål:
partnerskap
— state of being associated with a partner
Norwegian Nynorsk:
partnarskap
— state of being associated with a partner
Polish:
partnerstwo
— state of being associated with a partner
Portuguese:
parceria
— state of being associated with a partner
Romansh:
partenadi
— state of being associated with a partner
Russian:
партнёрство
(partnjórstvo)
— state of being associated with a partner
Northern Sami:
guoibmevuohta
— state of being associated with a partner
Scottish Gaelic:
companas
— state of being associated with a partner
Serbo-Croatian:
па̏ртнерство
— state of being associated with a partner
Serbo-Croatian:
pȁrtnerstvo
— state of being associated with a partner
Slovak:
partnerstvo
— state of being associated with a partner
Slovene:
partnerstvo
— state of being associated with a partner
Upper Sorbian:
partnerstwo
— state of being associated with a partner
Spanish:
asociación
— state of being associated with a partner
Spanish:
colaboración
— state of being associated with a partner
Spanish:
compadraje
— state of being associated with a partner
Spanish:
compadrazgo
— state of being associated with a partner
Spanish:
compadreo
— state of being associated with a partner
Swedish:
partnerskap
— state of being associated with a partner
Turkish:
ortaklık
— state of being associated with a partner
Ukrainian:
партне́рство
(partnérstvo)
— state of being associated with a partner
Welsh:
partneriaeth
— state of being associated with a partner
Yiddish:
שותּפֿות
(shutfes)
— state of being associated with a partner
Arabic:
شِرَاكَة
(širāka)
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Belarusian:
партнёрства
(partnjórstva)
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Belarusian:
тавары́ства
(tavarýstva)
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Bengali:
অংশীদারি কারবার
(oṅśidari karbar)
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Bulgarian:
партньо́рство
(partnjórstvo)
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Chinese Mandarin:
合股關係 /合股关系
(hégǔ guānxì)
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Chinese Mandarin:
合夥企業 /合伙企业
(héhuǒ qǐyè)
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Czech:
partnerství
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Dutch:
vennootschap
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Finnish:
henkilöyhtiö
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
French:
compagnie
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
French:
société
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Georgian:
პარტნიორობა
(ṗarṭnioroba)
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
German:
Personengesellschaft
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Hausa:
tarayya
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Hindi:
भागीदारी
(bhāgīdārī)
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Hungarian:
partnerség
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Indonesian:
kemitraan
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Indonesian:
perusahaan persekutuan
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Italian:
società
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Italian:
cooperazione
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Italian:
collaborazione
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Italian:
partnership
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Japanese:
パートナーシップ
(pātonāshippu)
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Japanese:
協力関係
(kyōryokukankei)
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Kazakh:
әріптестік
(ärıptestık)
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Kazakh:
серіктестік
(serıktestık)
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Korean:
파트너십
(pateuneosip)
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Latin:
consortium
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Lithuanian:
partnerystė
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Macedonian:
партнерство
(partnerstvo)
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Malay:
perkongsian
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Māori:
patuitanga
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Norwegian Bokmål:
partnerskap
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Norwegian Nynorsk:
partnarskap
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Persian:
شراکت
(šerâkat)
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Polish:
spółka partnerska
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Portuguese:
sociedade
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Punjabi:
ਸਾਂਝ
(sāñjh)
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Punjabi:
سان٘جھ
(sāṉjh)
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Russian:
партнёрство
(partnjórstvo)
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Russian:
това́рищество
(továriščestvo)
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Scottish Gaelic:
companas
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Serbo-Croatian:
па̏ртнерство
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Serbo-Croatian:
дру́штво
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Serbo-Croatian:
pȁrtnerstvo
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Serbo-Croatian:
drúštvo
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Slovak:
partnerstvo
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Slovene:
partnerstvo
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Spanish:
compañía
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Spanish:
sociedad
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Spanish:
consorcio
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Spanish:
alianza
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Spanish:
compaña
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Spanish:
partenariado
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Spanish:
cheral
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Tagalog:
bakasan
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Turkish:
ortaklık
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Ukrainian:
партне́рство
(partnérstvo)
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Ukrainian:
товари́ство
(tovarýstvo)
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Urdu:
شراکت
(śirākat)
— association of two or more people to conduct a business
Vietnamese:
công ty hợp danh
— association of two or more people to conduct a business