Consortium

Etymology
From the Latin consortio ("bound destiny; the same destiny") prefix com- "with" + noun sortitus ("casting lots", "decide by lots").

Noun

 * 1) An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.
 * 2) A similar arrangement among non-commercial institutions or organizations.
 * 3) An association or society.
 * 4)  The right of a spouse to all the normal relationships with his or her mate.

Thesaurus
Aktiengesellschaft, accord, agreement, aktiebolag, arrangement, bargain, binding agreement, body corporate, bond, business, business establishment, cartel, chamber of commerce, club, collective agreement, combine, commercial enterprise, compact, compagnie, company, concern, conglomerate, conglomerate corporation, congress, consolidating company, contract, convention, copartnership, cordial understanding, corporate body, corporation, covenant, covenant of salt, deal, dicker, diversified corporation, employment contract, entente, entente cordiale, enterprise, fellowship, firm, formal agreement, fraternity, guild, holding company, house, industry, ironclad agreement, joint-stock association, joint-stock company, league, legal agreement, legal contract, mutual agreement, mutual understanding, operating company, order, pact, paction, partnership, plunderbund, pool, promise, protocol, public utility, society, stipulation, stock company, syndicate, trade association, transaction, trust, understanding, union, union contract, utility, valid contract, wage contract

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * Manx: co-heshaght argidagh


 * Norwegian: konsortium
 * Turkish:


 * Finnish: