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Partnership

Partnership Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Partnership? [n] a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses [n] the members of a business venture created by contract Synonyms \| Synonyms for Partnership: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Partnership: affiliation \| aktiebolag \| Aktiengesellschaft \| alignment \| alliance \| amalgamation \| assemblage \| association \| axis \| band \| bloc \| body \| body corporate \| Bund \| business \| business establishment \| cahoots \| cartel \| chamber of commerce \| coadunation \| coalescence \| coalition \| cochairmanship \| colleagueship \| college \| collegialism \| collegiality \| combination \| combine \| commercial enterprise \| common market \| community \| compagnie \| companionship \| company \| complicity \| comradeship \| concern \| condominium \| confederacy \| confederation \| confraternity \| conglomerate \| conglomerate corporation \| conjunction \| connection \| consociation \| consolidating company \| consolidation \| consortium \| consortship \| consumer cooperative \| contribution \| cooperative \| cooperative society \| copartnership \| copartnery \| corporate body \| corporation \| corps \| cotenancy \| council \| credit union \| customs union \| diversified corporation \| economic community \| engagement \| enterprise \| federation \| fellowship \| firm \| fraternalism \| fraternity \| fraternization \| free trade area \| freemasonry \| fusion \| gang \| group \| grouping \| having a part \| holding company \| hookup \| house \| inclusion \| incorporation \| industry \| integration \| involvement \| joint chairmanship \| joint control \| joint ownership \| joint tenancy \| joint-stock association \| joint-stock company \| league \| machine \| merger \| mob \| operating company \| partaking \| participation \| plunderbund \| political machine \| pool \| public utility \| ring \| Rochdale cooperative \| sharing \| society \| sodality \| sorority \| stock company \| suffrage \| syndicate \| tie-in \| tie-up \| togetherness \| trade association \| trust \| unification \| union \| utility \| voting See Also \| business \| business concern \| business organisation \| business organization \| concern \| contract \| copartnership \| partner Partnership In Webster's Dictionary \Part"ner*ship\, n. 1. The state or condition of being a partner; as, to be in partnership with another; to have partnership in the fortunes of a family or a state. 2. A division or sharing among partners; joint possession or interest. Rome, that ne'er knew three lordly heads before, First fell by fatal partnership of power. --Rowe. He does possession keep, And is too wise to hazard partnership. --Dryden. 3. An alliance or association of persons for the prosecution of an undertaking or a business on joint account; a company; a firm; a house; as, to form a partnership. 4. (Law) A contract between two or more competent persons for joining together their money, goods, labor, and skill, or any or all of them, under an understanding that there shall be a communion of profit between them, and for the purpose of carrying on a legal trade, business, or adventure. --Kent. Story. Note: Community of profit is absolutely essential to, though not necessary the test of, a partnership. 5. (Arith.) See {Fellowship}, n., 6. {Limited partnership}, a form of partnership in which the firm consists of one or more general partners, jointly and severally responsible as ordinary partners, and one or more special partners, who are not liable for the debts of the partnership beyond the amount of cash they contribute as capital. {Partnership in commendam}, the title given to the limited partnership (F. soci['e]t['e] en commandit['e]) of the French law, introduced into the code of Louisiana. --Burrill. {Silent partnership}, the relation of partnership sustained by a person who furnishes capital only.

Partnership Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Partnership?

[n] a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses
[n] the members of a business venture created by contract

Synonyms | Synonyms for Partnership:

Partnership In Webster's Dictionary

\Part"ner*ship\, n.
1. The state or condition of being a partner; as, to be in
   partnership with another; to have partnership in the
   fortunes of a family or a state.

2. A division or sharing among partners; joint possession or
   interest.

         Rome, that ne'er knew three lordly heads before,
         First fell by fatal partnership of power. --Rowe.

         He does possession keep, And is too wise to hazard
         partnership.                          --Dryden.

3. An alliance or association of persons for the prosecution
   of an undertaking or a business on joint account; a
   company; a firm; a house; as, to form a partnership.

4. (Law) A contract between two or more competent persons for
   joining together their money, goods, labor, and skill, or
   any or all of them, under an understanding that there
   shall be a communion of profit between them, and for the
   purpose of carrying on a legal trade, business, or
   adventure. --Kent. Story.

Note: Community of profit is absolutely essential to, though
      not necessary the test of, a partnership.

5. (Arith.) See {Fellowship}, n., 6.

{Limited partnership}, a form of partnership in which the
   firm consists of one or more general partners, jointly and
   severally responsible as ordinary partners, and one or
   more special partners, who are not liable for the debts of
   the partnership beyond the amount of cash they contribute
   as capital.

{Partnership in commendam}, the title given to the limited
   partnership (F. soci['e]t['e] en commandit['e]) of the
   French law, introduced into the code of Louisiana.
   --Burrill.

{Silent partnership}, the relation of partnership sustained
   by a person who furnishes capital only.

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