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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

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 venturing
  noun
• joint venturer
  noun

Etymology

Origin of joint-venture

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

GSK last struck a deal of that size in the 2018 deal to buy Novartis out of its consumer healthcare joint venture that later would become Haleon.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Ritter also accused Schmidt of stealing the joint venture from her, which he denied.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Google recently hooked up with Blackstone to create a joint venture that will specialize in renting out TPUs in the cloud.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Google recently hooked up with Blackstone to create a joint venture that will specialize in renting TPUs out in the cloud.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

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

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies