Consortium

//kənˈsɔː(ɹ).ʃəm// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.
  2. 2
    an association of companies for some definite purpose wordnet
  3. 3
    A similar arrangement among non-commercial institutions or organizations.

    "We wanted to share that kind thought with you because today, November 13, is "World Kindness Day" — created back in 1998 by a consortium of kindhearted charities."

  4. 4
    An association or society.
  5. 5
    The right of a spouse to all the normal relationships with his or her mate.
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  1. 6
    A group of symbiotic microbes.

Synonyms

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syndicateaccordagreementaktiebolagaktiengesellschaftalliance

Example

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"This consortium has thirteen members."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnsortium.

Related phrases

loss of consortiumjoint venture

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