Definition of joint venture in US English:
 joint venture
nounˌdʒɔɪnt ˈvɛntʃərˌjoint ˈvenCHər
A commercial enterprise undertaken jointly by two or more parties which otherwise retain their distinct identities.
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-  Provided that there is a full-function joint venture it will be within the Regulation.
 -  Already they are undertaking joint ventures and forming strategic alliances.
 -  The ICT hopes to extend commercial joint ventures by providing space and facilities for new and existing companies.
 -  In this case, large-scale privatization has created many opportunities for foreign ownership and joint ventures.
 -  This could be either through an overseas joint venture or a wholly owned subsidiary.
 -  Both joint ventures and private enterprises can register to run job fair businesses.
 -  The Irish outlet is company-owned, although Zara also has a number of joint ventures and franchises.
 -  Alliances, joint ventures or fully fledged mergers are all possible.
 -  But foreign-invested enterprises including joint ventures are not allowed to do so.
 -  Only equity manufacturing joint ventures fall within the scope of the present study.
 -  A country must not require multinationals to form joint ventures with domestic enterprises.
 -  The 1997 amendments to the Merger Control Regulation modified the treatment of certain types of joint ventures.
 -  Members will also promote joint ventures with Zambian businessmen.
 -  Growth for companies like Wirra Wirra will come from mergers, buy-outs or joint ventures.
 -  The joint venture management system may be one way to insure technology transfer.
 -  Remember that basically the only value they add to the joint ventures is their ability to get the quota allocation.
 -  Escorts, which has joint ventures in the US and Poland, will replicate the same model for the Chinese market.
 -  Exports of joint ventures or subsidiaries of overseas companies are also on the rise.
 -  The different styles between joint ventures and State-owned enterprises show up in this occasion.
 -  Vallely and Murphy are also considering how joint ventures or partnerships for commercial developments might be structured.