partnership

Everyday

1. Working together with someone as partners to do something: «The school works in partnership with the zoo». tree →
2. A business owned and run by two or more partners. tree →
3. A pair or team who work or play well together. tree →

In the lessons

In school: partner work, a reading partnership, and schools in partnership with libraries or charities. In sport: a batting partnership in cricket counts the runs scored by two batters together. In maths word problems about business, partners may share profits. Phrases: «in partnership with», «form a partnership», «a good partnership».

Examples

• Our school has a partnership with the local library. tree →
• The two friends formed a great partnership in the science fair. tree →
• In cricket, their partnership scored fifty runs. tree →
• The shop is a partnership between two sisters. tree →
• Working in partnership helps us finish faster. tree →
• The zoo and the school worked in partnership to save the frogs. tree →
• An Ass and a Fox went into partnership and sallied out to forage for food together. tree →

Note

Countable. From partner + -ship (like friendship). Partners usually share the work and the profits.