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Definition of participation - 3 dictionary results

par⋅tic⋅i⋅pa⋅tion

  [pahr-tis-uh-pey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. an act or instance of participating.
2. the fact of taking part, as in some action or attempt: participation in a celebration.
3. a sharing, as in benefits or profits: participation in a pension plan.
–adjective
4. of or pertaining to a venture characterized by more than one person, bank, or company participating in risk or profit: a participation loan.
Origin:
1325–75; < LL participātiōn-, s. of participātiō (see participate, -ion ); r. ME participacioun < AF < LL, as above
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par·tic·i·pa·tion   (pär-tĭs'ə-pā'shən)   
n.  The act of taking part or sharing in something: Teachers often encourage class participation.
par·tic'i·pa'tion·al adj.
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Main Entry: par·tic·i·pa·tion
Function: noun
1 : the action or state of taking part in something: as a : association with others in a relationship (as a partnership) or an enterprise usually on a formal basis with specified rights and obligations participation with a bank> b : PROFIT SHARING
2 a : something in which shares are taken by more than one party b : something that results in a share (as of a distribution)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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