joint venture

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noun

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

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OTHER WORDS FROM joint venture

joint venturer, nounjoint venturing, noun

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Definition for joint venture (2 of 2)

joint-venture

[ joint-ven-cher ]

/ ˈdʒɔɪntˈvɛn tʃər /

verb (used without object), joint-ven·tured, joint-ven·tur·ing.

to establish or enter a joint venture or partnership.

verb (used with object), joint-ven·tured, joint-ven·tur·ing.

to establish or run as a joint venture.

Example sentences from the Web for joint venture

Back in 2015, she signed a joint venture with Quality Control Music, an influential hip-hop label based in Atlanta, leading to a string of megahits from hot young artists including the Migos, Lil Yachty and Lil Baby.
Motown President Ethiopia Habtemariam on Steering the Legendary Label Through the Pandemic|Eben Shapiro|February 7, 2021|Time
He described Crossbeam as a joint venture between CoVenture, Moelis Asset Management and Fenway Summer, with CoVenture offering additional debt funding to Crossbeam’s equity investments when it makes sense.
Crossbeam raises $25M to back startups built on ‘platform economies’|Anthony Ha|January 15, 2021|TechCrunch
Haven, the nonprofit joint venture of the three companies, will end all operations this coming February, after three short years of operation.
Why Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, and Jamie Dimon gave up on their venture to disrupt US healthcare|Annalisa Merelli|January 6, 2021|Quartz
On Monday, the joint venture known as Haven announced plans to shut down after falling short of its ambitions.
Why J.P. Morgan, Berkshire Hathaway, and Amazon’s plan to shake up healthcare fell apart|Lucinda Shen|January 5, 2021|Fortune

The BE-4 would also power the new rocket being designed by the United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
2021 could be a huge year for space. Here’s what’s to come from NASA, Elon Musk, Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos.|Christian Davenport|December 30, 2020|Washington Post
I went to his joint once, back when I was first hanging out in New York, doing plays.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
On the northern side of the Joint Security Area between North and South Korea, there is a village called Kijong-dong (기정동).
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You get vaccinated in the arm, you shouldn't have inflammation in the joint.
Uh Oh: Ebola Vaccine Trials Stop|Leigh Cowart|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We are proud of the work we have done for our country,” Mitchell and Jessen have said in a joint statement.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built|Michael Daly|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This past May, NBC News and The Wall Street Journal conducted a joint poll on body art.
Masters of Alt Sex: SuicideGirls Hits Puberty and Wants to Invade Your TV Set|Marlow Stern|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
However, they were not seen to venture far into the surrounding deciduous forest.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula|Erwin E. Klaas
The Spanish troops did not care to venture past a block of buildings in which were the offices and stores of a British firm.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
These stakes are gold only as yet, and no man's venture seems over five pounds.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
I never dare venture over except as the guest of some more fortunate friend.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
The duke expressed his surprise that his majesty should venture alone in so public a place.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various

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