What does partnership mean?
Word: Partnership
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Partnership means a relationship in which two or more people or groups work together and share the work, risks or rewards.
Synonyms: alliance, collaboration, association, cooperation
Antonyms: competition
How do you spell partnership?
Syllables: part - ner - ship
Tricky part: The t of part is the letter most often dropped (parnership), because it is hard to hear before the n.
Watch out for: parnership, partnorship
Memory tip: Say the t out loud, as in part: in a partnership, two partners each do their part.
Partnership in a sentence
Example 1: The two sisters ran the tea shop as an equal partnership.
Example 2: The school runs a reading programme in partnership with the city library.
Example 3: My uncle and his friend started a bakery as a partnership.
Fun Fact
In cricket, a partnership is the number of runs two batters score together before one of them is out, and scorers record it for every wicket.
Practise the CREST Way
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
The two villages formed a asrppihtern to dig one shared well.
a) trusteeship
b) partisanship
c) partnership
d) penmanship
Show answer
c) partnership. Find partner in the jumble, and the s, h, i and p left over make ship.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word partnership as used in the sentence:
The two schools formed a partnership to share their science labs.
a) bond
b) friendship
c) rivalry
d) union
Show answer
c) rivalry. Union, bond and friendship all bring the schools together; rivalry sets them against each other.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
partnereship
a) n
b) t
c) e
d) r
Show answer
c) e. Ship joins straight onto the r, so the e between them is the extra letter.
Spell-o-Spell
Three of these words are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word:
1. teamwork 2. partnership 3. colleage 4. agreement
a) people working well together
b) a link in which people share work and rewards
c) a shared decision or deal
d) a person you work with
Show answer
d) a person you work with. The word for a person you work with is a letter short, so its meaning is the one to choose.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In a business partnership, the partners usually ____.
a) work for a rival firm
b) keep all profits apart
c) never meet each other
d) share profits and losses
Show answer
d) share profits and losses
2. Which pair is the best example of a partnership?
a) two teams playing a final
b) two runners racing for gold
c) two doctors running a clinic
d) two shops competing for buyers
Show answer
c) two doctors running a clinic
