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noun ADJ. close | limited | effective, good, great, successful | working We are trying to develop a working partnership between local schools and industries. | unique | equal an equal partnership of men and women in government | international, multinational | business VERB + PARTNERSHIP have | create, establish, form, set up (in) | enter into, go into The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation. | take sb into We took him into partnership in 2002. | work in We shall be working in close partnership with our Japanese clients. | break up PARTNERSHIP + NOUN agreement, arrangement PREP. in ~ with They are in partnership with Apex software. | ~ between a partnership between the university and local colleges | ~ in She has a partnership in the business. | ~ of a unique partnership of private companies and trade unions | ~ with a partnership with an American firmORGANIZATION
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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partnership
verbs
form a partnership
• They formed a partnership solely to enter the competition.
forge a partnership
(= form one )
• He has forged a highly successful partnership with the Dublin singer Frances Black.
develop a partnership
• Developing international partnerships is vital to our continued success.
adjectives
a working partnership
• Theirs is one of the most fruitful working partnerships in modern science.
a close partnership
• The two companies have built up a close partnership over the past four years.
an effective partnership
• The agency tries to forge effective partnerships with communities and private businesses.
a successful partnership
• We are looking forward to a successful partnership.
a good partnership
• It’s a good partnership and we think it’s going to get better.
an equal partnership
• They regard marriage as an equal partnership.
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