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• joint venture
  joint venture

  noun

  a business enterprise in which two or more companies enter a temporary partnership. JV, J.V.
• joint-venture
  joint-venture

  verb (used without object)

  to establish or enter a joint venture or partnership.

joint venture

¹ American  

noun

joint ventures plural

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

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joint-venture ² American  

[joint-ven-cher] / ˈdʒɔɪntˈvɛn tʃər /

verb (used without object)

joint-ventured, joint-venturing

1. to establish or enter a joint venture or partnership.

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verb (used with object)

joint-ventured, joint-venturing

1. to establish or run as a joint venture.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• joint venturer
  noun
• joint venturing
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• joint ventures
  plural

Etymology

Origin of joint-venture

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Adura is a joint venture between UK energy giant Shell and Norwegian firm Equinor.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

Separately, TeraWulf said it would sell its majority stake in a joint venture developing a data-center complex in Abernathy, Texas, to a group led by its partner, the neocloud startup Fluidstack.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 2026

They have also proposed a joint venture that would invest in using satellite-based direct-to-device technology to support areas with coverage gaps.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026

STOCKHOLM—Swedish ball-bearing maker SKF said it will form a new joint venture with Chinese robotic component manufacturer Leaderdrive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

When the goods are sold or the project is finished, the joint venture ends.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies