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consortium
- /kənˈsɔː.ti.əm/ UK
- /kənˈsɔː.ʃəm/ UK, uncommon
- /kənˈsoɹ.ʃəm/ Canada, US
- /kənˈsoɹ.ti.əm/ [kənˈsoɹ.ɾi.əm] Canada, US, rare
- /kənˈsoː.ti.əm/ Australia, New Zealand
- /kənˈsoː.ʃəm/ Australia, New Zealand, uncommon
noun consortia · consortiums
- An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.
- A similar arrangement among non-commercial institutions or organizations. We wanted to share that kind thought with you because today, November 13, is "World Kindness Day" — created back in 1998 by a consortium of kindhearted charities.
- An association or society.
- The right of a spouse to all the normal relationships with his or her mate.
- A group of symbiotic microbes.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: syndicate, pool, chaebol, coalition, partnership, joint, federation, confederation, alliance, enterprise, collaborative, symposium, complainant, association, group, grouping
Translations
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noun association or combination of businesses
| Español | consorcio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 연합체 yeonhapche, 컨소시엄 keonsosieom |
| 日本語 | コンソーシアム konsōshiamu |
| 中文 | 企業聯盟 /企业联盟 qǐyè liánméng, 財團 /财团 cáituán, 聯盟 /联盟 liánméng |
| Português | consórcio |
| Français | consortium |
| Deutsch | Konsortium, Kooperation |
| Italiano | consorzio |
| Ελληνικά | κονσόρτσιουμ konsórtsioum |
| Română | consorțiu |
| Русский | консо́рциум konsórcium |
| Tiếng Việt | côngxoocxiom, công-xoóc-xi-om |
| العربية | اِتِّحَاد مَالِيّ ittiḥād māliyy, اِئْتِلَاف شَرِكَات iʔtilāf šarikāt |
noun similar arrangement among non-commercial institutions
| Español | consorcio |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 聯盟 /联盟 liánméng |
| Português | consórcio, associação |
| Français | consortium |
| Deutsch | Interessenverband, Interessengemeinschaft, Arbeitsgemeinschaft |
noun association or society
| Español | consorcio, asociación |
|---|---|
| Português | associação |
| Français | consortium |
| Deutsch | Bund, Verband, Gesellschaft |
noun legal right
| Deutsch | eheliches Recht |
|---|
Talk about this word "consortium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/consortium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. consortium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/consortium "consortium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/consortium.Cite this
@misc{consortium_2026,
title = {consortium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/consortium},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
