joint venture


noun
  1. a business enterprise in which two or more companies enter a temporary partnership. Abbreviation: JV, J.V.

Other words from joint venture

  • joint venturer, noun
  • joint venturing, noun

Other definitions for joint-venture (2 of 2)

joint-venture
[ joint-ven-cher ]

verb (used without object),joint-ven·tured, joint-ven·tur·ing.
  1. to establish or enter a joint venture or partnership.

verb (used with object),joint-ven·tured, joint-ven·tur·ing.
  1. to establish or run as a joint venture.

Origin of joint-venture

2
First recorded in 1870–75

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