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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•sor•ti•um /kənˈsɔrʃiəm, -ti-/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ti•a /-ʃiə, -tiə/.USA pronunciation - Businessa combination, as of corporations, for carrying out a business venture:a consortium of banks.
- an association;
partnership:a consortium of diverse interests. See -sort-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•sor•ti•um (kən sôr′shē əm, -tē-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ti•a (-shē ə, -tē ə).USA pronunciation - Businessa combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- any association, partnership, or union.
- Lawmakingthe legal right of husband and wife to companionship and conjugal intercourse with each other:In a wrongful death action the surviving spouse commonly seeks damages for loss of consortium.
- Latin: partnership, equivalent. to consort- consort + -ium -ium
- 1820–30
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