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part·ner
(pärt′nər)PartnersOne has assisted us personally and professionally. They have helped us build new relationships and increase our clientele. Using trade has increased our cash flow by purchasing items through the exchange such as security cameras, toner for copiers, gift cards for employees, and the list goes on and on. Partners Realty is a full service Real Estate company located in Montgomery, Alabama. We believe that our client’s best interest is our most important responsibility and we reflect this through the relationships we build. As industry innovators we utilize digital tools and resources to maximize our client’s experience.
n.
1. One that is united or associated with another or others in an activity or a sphere of common interest, especially:b. A spouse.
d. A lover.
f. One of a pair or team in a sport or game, such as tennis or bridge.
2. often partnersNautical A wooden framework used to strengthen a ship's deck at the point where a mast or other structure passes through it.
v.intr. To become partners or work or associate as partners: partnered with a friend in a new venture.
v.tr. To be or make a partner of: She was partnered with her brother in the canoe race.
[Middle English partener, alteration (influenced by part, part) of parcener, parcener; see parcener.]
Synonyms: partner, colleague, ally, confederate
These nouns all denote one who is united or associated with another, as in a venture or relationship. A partner participates in a relationship in which each member has equal status: a partner in a law firm. A colleague is an associate in an occupation or a profession: a colleague and fellow professor. An ally is one who associates with another, at least temporarily, in a common cause: countries that were allies in World War II. A confederate is a member of a confederacy, league, or alliance or sometimes a collaborator in a suspicious venture: confederates in a scheme to oust the chairman.
These nouns all denote one who is united or associated with another, as in a venture or relationship. A partner participates in a relationship in which each member has equal status: a partner in a law firm. A colleague is an associate in an occupation or a profession: a colleague and fellow professor. An ally is one who associates with another, at least temporarily, in a common cause: countries that were allies in World War II. A confederate is a member of a confederacy, league, or alliance or sometimes a collaborator in a suspicious venture: confederates in a scheme to oust the chairman.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
partners
(ˈpɑːtnəz) pl n (Nautical Terms) nautical a wooden construction around an opening in a deck, as to support a mast
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