a partner in a firm

  • 1partner — A member of partnership or firm; one who has united with others to form a partnership in business. See also general partner partnership. @ dormant partners Those whose names are not known or do not appear as partners, but who nevertheless are… …

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  • 2firm — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, large, major ▪ medium sized ▪ small ▪ well known ▪ …

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  • 3partner — / pɑ:tnə/ noun a person who works in a business and has an equal share in it with other partners ● I became a partner in a firm of solicitors …

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  • 4partner — part·ner n: one of two or more persons associated as joint principals in carrying on a business for the purpose of enjoying a joint profit: a member of a partnership; specif: a partner in a law firm dormant partner: silent partner in this entry… …

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  • 5partner — [pärt′nər] n. [ME partener, altered (by assoc. with part,PART1) < parcener: see PARCENER] 1. a person who takes part in some activity in common with another or others; associate; specif., a) one of two or more persons engaged in the same… …

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  • 6partner — Business associate who shares equity in a firm. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. partner part‧ner 1 [ˈpɑːtnə ǁ ˈpɑːrtnər] noun [countable] 1. COMMERCE a company that works with another company in a particular activity, or invests in the… …

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  • 7partner — noun 1 in a marriage/relationship ADJECTIVE ▪ former, one time ▪ dominant ▪ She was the dominant partner in the relationship. ▪ female, male …

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  • 8Partner — A partner is: *a member of a loving couple, often used to describe a member of a homosexual couple, or as a neutral term like significant other, that can apply to other unmarried couples *a friend who shares a common interest or participates in… …

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  • 9partner — [[t]pɑ͟ː(r)tnə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ partners, partnering, partnered 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Your partner is the person you are married to or are having a romantic or sexual relationship with. Wanting other friends doesn t mean you don t love your partner …

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  • 10Partner (business rank) — A partner within the context of a law firm, accounting firm, or financial firm is a highly ranked position. Originally, these businesses were set up as legal partnerships in which the partners were entitled to a share of the profits of the… …

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