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Definition: Joint Venture |
Joint VentureNoun1. A venture by a partnership or conglomerate designed to share risk or expertise: "a joint venture between the film companies to produce TV shows". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Economics | A combination of two or more individuals or legal entities who undertake together a transaction for mutual gain or to engage in a commercial enterprise together with mutual sharing of profits and losses. (references) |
| A joint-venture(joint adventure or joint undertaking)is defined as:"a partnership or cooperation agreement between two or more persons restricted to a single specific undertaking". [VE1]. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Finance | A commercial project, usually of a limited duration or for a specific accomplishment, undertaken by two or more persons or companies. (references) |
Law | An association of businesses, which retain their legal independence, set up for the purpose of protecting or promoting interests common to the members. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A company created by other companies, with each owning a proportion of the shares. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| A partnership, usualy temporary but sometimes becoming permanent, formed by two or more persons or companies co-operating in some special business activity in which there is some risk of loss, but a reasonable hope of profit. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Enterprise which has been created by two or more enterprises and which these controll jointly. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: Joint Venture |
| Specialty definitions using "joint venture": equity joint venture ♦ Inergy Automotive Systems ♦ joint undertaker, joint venturer ♦ Midwest Regional Rail Initiative ♦ Oxygen Partnership Alliance. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | Joint Venture (1998) | |
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Business | Establish a manufacturing joint venture with a Chinese partner. (references) | |
Steelcase has a joint venture manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia. (references) | ||
Last year an Uzbek-turkish joint venture, UMT-radio, officially opened. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Armenia | Newspapers are privately owned with the exception of Hayastani Hanrapetutyun (a joint venture between Parliament and the newspaper's staff) and Respublica Armenia. (references) |
Sao Tome and Principe | However, the only domestic Internet service provider was a joint venture in which the Government's Post and Telecommunications Office was a partner, and the cost of Internet access remained high; consequently, access remained limited in practice. (references) | |
China | In 2000 one printing company--a joint venture with an overseas Christian organization--commemorated printing its 25 millionth Bible since its founding in 1987. The organization has printed Bibles in Braille and minority dialects, such as Korean, Jingbo, Lisu, Lahu, Miao, and Yao. (references) | |
Economic History | Chad | Chadian law permits and encourages joint venture partnerships. (references) |
Denmark | Licensing and joint venture arrangements are common in Denmark. (references) | |
Ukraine | State registration is mandatory when establishing a joint venture. (references) | |
Political Economy | OMAN | The Indian government in June 2000 finally approved the proposed Sur fertilizer plant, a joint venture between the Omani Government and Indian State investors. (references) |
VENEZUELA | The law, enacted in November 2001, will increase royalty payments owed by investors and will require that the state control at least 51 percent of each joint venture. (references) | |
COLOMBIA | Foreign law firms can operate in Colombia only by forming a joint venture with a Colombian law firm and operating under the licenses of the Colombian lawyers in the firm. (references) | |
Trade | Saudi Arabia | SOLC is the IFC's first joint venture in Saudi Arabia. (references) |
Austria | Large Austrian banks also have branches, subsidiaries, and joint venture operations in Central and Eastern Europe. (references) | |
Uzbekistan | To date only a state-owned insurance company, Uzbekinvest, and an American-Uzbek joint venture, UzAIG, have that permission. (references) | |
Travel | Yemen | TeleYemen, an Anglo-Yemeni joint venture that operates the country's international and cellular phone network, opened Yemen's first Internet node in 1997. Two private sector companies started operating in February 2001 the GSM cellular phone network. (references) |
Tanzania | Current international carriers are KLM, Swiss Air, British Airways, Egypt Air, Ethiopian Airways, Royal Swazi, Kenya Airways, Air Zimbabwe, Gulf Air, Air India, Air Malawi, Uganda Airways, the Emirates and Alliance Airline, a joint venture between Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Cape Verde | Praia has a 30-acre export processing zone (EPZ), which houses two Portuguese companies and a Cape Verdean-Sengalese joint venture. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expressions using "joint venture": equity joint venture ♦ joint venture account. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "joint venture"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 合資 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | JV (joint undertaking), joint venture-selskab (equity joint venture, joint undertaking), joint venture (joint undertaking), koentreprise (joint undertaking), equity joint venture (equity joint venture), blandet selskab (joint enterprise), økonomisk interessefællesskab (pooling of interests). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | joint venture (joint undertaking), samenwerkingsovereenkomst (affiliation contract, pooling of interests), GO (joint undertaking), gezamenlijke onderneming met deelname in het maatschappelijk kapitaal (equity joint venture), gezamenlijke onderneming, gemengde vennootschap (joint enterprise), gemeenschappelijke onderneming (joint undertaking), belangengemeenschap (community of interests). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | joint venture (pooling of interests), yhteisyritys (equity joint venture, pooling of interests). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | société mixte (joint enterprise), opération en association (equity joint venture), opération conjointe, entreprise en coparticipation (joint undertaking), entreprise en association (equity joint venture), entreprise conjointe (joint undertaking), entreprise commune (joint enterprise, joint undertaking), EC (joint undertaking), communauté d'intérêts, coentreprise avec participation au capital social (equity joint venture), co-entreprise (joint undertaking), coentreprise (joint undertaking). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Joint-venture (joint undertaking), Joint venture mit Kapitalbeteiligung (equity joint venture), Interessengemeinschaft (community of interest, pool), GU (joint undertaking), gemischte Gesellschaft (joint enterprise), Gemeinschaftsunternehmen (joint enterprise, joint undertaking). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κοινοπραξία (combine, pool). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | részvénytársaság vegyes vállalat. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | patungan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | joint venture (equity joint venture, joint undertaking), societ mista (joint enterprise), impresa comune (joint enterprise, joint undertaking), IC (diamond dust, ITER Council, joint undertaking), equity joint venture (equity joint venture), consorzio (consortium, union). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 共同企業 , ジュラ紀 (George, georgette, Georgia, going by quickly, jawboning, jaws, jog, jogger, jogging, joint, joint concert, joke, joker, Josephson, joy, joy stick, joyful, Julia, Junlon, Jurassic, Jurassic Period, jury, JV, whizzing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | きょうどうきぎょう, ジョイントベンチャー (JV). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ointjay enturevay sociedade mista (joint enterprise), empresa en participacion, empresa comum (joint undertaking), EC (Ecuador, joint undertaking, Republic of Ecuador), comunidade de interesses (pooling of interests). (various references) совместное предприятие (joint enterprise, joint ventures). (various references) joint venture (joint undertaking), sociedad mixta (joint enterprise), EP (joint undertaking, Parkinson disease, Parkinson's disease), empresa en participación (concentrative joint venture, joint undertaking), empresa conjunta de capital social proporcional (equity joint venture), empresa conjunta (joint undertaking), empresa común (joint undertaking). (various references) joint venture (pooling of interests), konsortium (consortium), konsortieägt bolag (equity joint venture). (various references) ortaklık (association, community, company, coparcenary, copartnership, joint adventure, joint undertaking, participation, partnership, privity, tie up), ortak girişim (collective, joint adventure, joint undertaking). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Joint Venture" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: joint veture. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-i-j-n-n-o-r-t-t-u-v" | |
-3 letters: retention. | |
-4 letters: enjoiner, inventer, inventor, jointure, neutrino, notturni, nutrient, reinvent, renitent, tenorite. | |
-5 letters: enteron, environ, innerve, interne, intoner, jettier, jointer, nervine, nettier, neurine, neurone, neutron, nuttier, retinue, reunion, reunite, routine, tenoner, tentier, ternion, tontine, tritone, unjoint, unnerve, unroven, uterine, venture, venturi, vintner. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4A 6F 69 6E 74      56 65 6E 74 75 72 65 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001010 01101111 01101001 01101110 01110100 00100000 01010110 01100101 01101110 01110100 01110101 01110010 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)J o i n t   V e n t u r e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004A 006F 0069 006E 0074      0056 0065 006E 0074 0075 0072 0065 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4481758086256718086878471 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kineser, kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, cinese, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , chinês, китайский, китаец, chino, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | 丹麦语, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, danese, dinamarquês, датский, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holland, olandese, holandês, голландский, holandés, holländsk, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finn, finlandese, finlandês, finês, финский, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , francês, французский, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , alemão, немецкий, alemán, tysk, alman |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | 希腊语, 希臘語 , græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", grego, греческий, грек, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , ungarer, Hongaarse, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, венгр, венгерский, húngaro, ungrare, macarca, macar |
Indonesian | 印度尼西亞語 , 印度尼西亚语, indoneser, Indonesisch, Indisch, Indonesiër, indonesialainen, indonésien, Indonesier, Ινδονήσιος, indonéz, indonesiano, インドネシア語 , インドネシア", indonésio, indonésia, индонезийский, индонезиец, indonesio, endonezya'ya ait, endonezyalı, endonezya dili, endonezya | |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonês, японский, японец, japonés, japansk, Japonca |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonês, японский, японец, japonés, japansk, Japonca |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", português, португальский, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, russer, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", русский, ruso, ryss, Rusça |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , espanhol, испанский, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, definition, översättning | 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", шведский, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, török, турецкий, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, inglês, английский, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Anagrams 11. Orthography 12. Bibliography |
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