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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

• joint venturer
  noun
• joint venturing
  noun

Etymology

Origin of joint-venture

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

On Monday, Anthropic also launched a new AI services joint venture with at least eight partners, including the venture-capital firm Sequoia Capital.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Take DeployCo, OpenAI’s recent joint venture with top private-equity firms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Karagozian: This was a joint venture between three contractors, and they each had their specialty.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Adding to Rivian’s cash is $1 billion from partner Volkswagen XE:VOW after the companies’ joint venture completed winter weather testing of their “software-defined vehicles.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

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

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies