consortium

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /kənˈsɔː(ɹ).ʃəm/, /kənˈsɔː(ɹ).ti.əm/

Noun

consortium (plural consortia)

1. An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.
2. A similar arrangement among non-commercial institutions or organizations.
3. An association or society.
4. (legal) The right of a spouse to all the normal relationships with his or her mate.
5. (biology) A group of symbiotic microbes.

Related terms

• consort

Translations

• French: consortium
• German: Konsortium
• Italian: consorzio
• Portuguese: consórcio
• Russian: консо́рциум
• Spanish: consorcio

Translations

• Portuguese: consórcio, associação

Translations

• Portuguese: associação

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