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Definition of partnerless - 3 dictionary results

part⋅ner

  [pahrt-ner]
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–noun
1. a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
2. Law.
a. a person associated with another or others as a principal or a contributor of capital in a business or a joint venture, usually sharing its risks and profits.
b. special partner.
3. silent partner.
4. a husband or a wife; spouse.
5. either of two people who dance together: my favorite partner in the waltz.
6. a player on the same side or team as another: My tennis partner was an excellent player.
7. partners, Nautical. a framework of timber round a hole in a ship's deck, to support a mast, capstan, pump, etc.
–verb (used with object)
8. to associate as a partner or partners with.
9. to serve as the partner of.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME partener, alter. of parcener by assoc. with part

Related forms:
part⋅ner⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
1. colleague, accessory, accomplice.
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Financial Dictionary

partner

A member of a partnership.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: part·ner
Function: noun
: one of two or more persons associated as joint principals in carrying on a business for the purpose of enjoying a joint profit : a member of a partnership; specifically : a partner in a law firm
dormant partner
: SILENT PARTNER in this entry
general partner
: a partner whose liability for partnership debts and obligations is unlimited —compare LIMITED PARTNER in this entry
lim·it·ed partner
: a partner in a venture who has no management authority and whose liability is limited to the amount of his or her investment —compare GENERAL PARTNER in this entry
partner in com·men·dam
/-in-k&-'men-d&m, -kO-'men-"däm/
in the civil law of Louisiana : LIMITED PARTNER in this entry
si·lent partner
: a partner who takes no active part in conducting the partnership business but who receives a share of its profits and whose existence is often not made public called also dormant partner
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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