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

• joint venturer noun
• joint venturing noun

Etymology

Origin of joint-venture

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Media companies a decade ago raced to engage young, bilingual Latinos by launching start-ups, including a joint venture between ABC News and Univision called Fusion that flopped.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

“The joint venture is something that was proposed by the president. But he wants to see the strait reopened immediately without limitations,” Leavitt said Wednesday.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Co., or Satorp, is a joint venture between Saudi Aramco, which holds a majority stake, and TotalEnergies, with a 37.5% interest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Walmart has invested more than $300 million in Eko since 2018, in large part through a joint venture created that year, according to people familiar with the situation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

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

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies