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   partnership

   /ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/

   noun

   • 1. the state of being a partner or partners: "we should go on working together in partnership"
   • 2. an association of two or more people as partners: "an increase in partnerships with housing associations" Similar cooperationassociationcollaborationcoalitionallianceunioncompactleagueconfederationco-partnershipaffiliationrelationshipfellowshipconnectionrare:consociation
   • ▪ a business or firm owned and run by two or more partners: "the partnership now owns 22 department stores" Similar companyfirmbusinesscorporationorganizationassociationconsortiumestablishmenthousecooperativeconcernoperationundertakingconglomeratecombinesyndicateinformal:outfitset-up
   • ▪ a position as one of the partners in a business or firm: "she will be eligible for a partnership after a few years"
   • ▪ the number of runs added by a pair of batters before one of them is dismissed or the innings ends: "their 176-run third-wicket partnership"

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • P

     3

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • T

     1

   • N

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • S

     1

   • H

     4

   • I

     1

   • P

     3

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