consortium

Meaning

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. The right of a spouse to all the normal relationships with his or her mate.
5. A group of symbiotic microbes.

Synonyms

syndicate

association

partnership

pool

federation

coalition

union

combination

conjunct

conjunction

consolidation

consortia

group

incorporation

joint

joint venture

junction

unified

unite

JV

unitization

financial syndicate

agglomeration

financial corporation

alinement

alliance

associative

bound

combine

concern

conjoint

Translations

Konsortium

consortium

consorzio

consorcio

consórcio

consorci

Vereinigung

konsorsiyum

consortium

associação

Unternehmensgruppe

syndicat

σύμπραξη

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kənˈsɔː(ɹ).ʃəm/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnsortium.