n.

1. 合夥（或合作）關係[U]
   Joe promised to take me into partnership in his firm.

   喬答應讓我成為他公司的合夥人。

2. 合股關係[U][C]
   My business was most successful when I formed a good partnership with someone else.

   當我與別人建立了良好的合股關係時，我的生意最興旺發達。

   The two companies have entered into partnership for their mutual protection.

   這兩家公司為了他們的共同利益而合股。

3. 合資公司，合夥公司[C]
   Johnson's Design is a big partnership.

   強森設計是一個大型合資公司。

n.

1. the state of being a partner or partners.
2. an association of two or more people as partners.
3. Cricket  the number of runs added by a pair of batsmen before one of them is dismissed or the innings ends.