ETYM French affiliation, Late Lat. affiliatio.
1. A social or business relationship; SYN. association, tie, tie-up.
2. The act of becoming formally connected or joined.

ETYM Cf. French association, Late Lat. associatio, from Latin associare.
1. A formal organization of people.
2. Any process of combination (in solution) that depend on relatively weak chemical bonding.
3. The act of consorting with or joining with others.
4. The process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; SYN. connection, connexion.
5. The state of being connected together as in memory or imagination. + prikaži više

1. A contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses.
2. The members of a business venture created by contract.
Two or more persons carrying on a common business for shared profit. The business can be of any kind—for instance, solicitors, shop owners, or window cleaners. A partnership differs from a corporation in that the individuals remain separate in identity and are not protected by limited liability, so that each partner is personally responsible for any debts of the partnership.
In a limited partnership, a general partner or partners with a limited liability manage the enterprise, while limited partners have no management rights and their liability is limited to their investment. + prikaži više