Definitions for Consortium
kənˈsɔr ʃi əm, -ti-; -ʃi ə, -ti əcon·sor·tium

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. consortium, pool, syndicatenoun

   an association of companies for some definite purpose

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. consortiumnoun

   An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.

2. consortiumnoun

   A similar arrangement among non-commercial institutions or organizations.

3. consortiumnoun

   An association or society.

4. consortiumnoun

   The right of a spouse to all the normal relationships with his or her mate.

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

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Consortium

   A consortium (plural: consortia) is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments (or any combination of these entities) with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal. Consortium is a Latin word meaning "partnership", "association" or "society", and derives from consors ("shared in property"), itself from con- ("together") and sors ("fate").

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Consortium

   A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal. Consortium is a Latin word, meaning "partnership", "association" or "society" and derives from consors 'partner', itself from con- 'together' and sors 'fate', meaning owner of means or comrade.

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. consortium

   Song lyrics by consortium -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by consortium on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Association

How to pronounce Consortium?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Consortium in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Consortium in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Consortium in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Consortium in a Sentence

1. Aaron Stein:

   This may only buy 180 more days to reach a deal on Patriot, while S-400 is deployed, and Turkey is removed from the F-35 consortium, the end result is, in a best case scenario for Turkey, a tenuous waiver from sanctions, an angry Congress, and a future without an aircraft Ankara has paid well over a billion dollars to procure.

2. Transport Minister Samuel Sitta:

   A consortium of Chinese railway companies led by China Railway Materials (CRM) has been picked to help us build the railway line.

3. Ken Coates:

   The greatest hope the government can have is they neutralize this topic. Imagine if a multinational gets ownership of the pipeline, or an indigenous consortium. The indigenous (option) is way less provocative.

4. Bob Diamond:

   The consortium has committed, long-term strategic investors, the funding is in place.

5. Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc:

   Specifically, the board believed that the consortium’s proposed $ 108 million CFIUS reverse termination fee would not adequately justify risking the company stockholder premium present in the ON Semiconductor transaction.

Popularity rank by frequency of use