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consortium

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Business management
con·sor·ti·um /kənˈsɔːtiəm $ -ɔːr-/ ●○○ noun (plural consortia /-tiə/ or consortiums) [countable]  BBBa group of companies or organizations who are working together to do something 财团,联合企业 a consortium of oil companies 石油公司联合企业 The aircraft will be built by a European consortium. 这种飞机将由欧洲的一个财团建造。
Examples from the Corpus
consortiumThe bid was made by a consortium headed by Sir James Goldsmith through a specially created company called Hoylake.The cost of making the programs was shared by a consortium of six public television stations.It was hoped that sale of the stake would benefit the consortium.The consortium is accused of depositing more than $ 1.4m in Mr Sole's accounts over three years.Anyway, my father and his theatrical consortium have always been great fans of Trumpton.
From Longman Business Dictionaryconsortiumcon‧sor‧ti‧um /kənˈsɔːtiəm-ɔːr-/ noun (plural consortiums or consortia /-tiə/) [countable]COMMERCE a combination of several companies, banks etc working together for a particular purpose, for example in order to buy something or build somethingSYN SYNDICATEthe consortium of 10 British and French construction firms who built the Channel tunnelOrigin consortium (1800-1900) Latin partnership, from consors; → CONSORT1
con·sor·ti·um nounChineseSyllable
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consortium
consortium /kənˈsɔːtiəm $ -ɔːr-/ noun (plural consortia /-tiə/ or consortiums) [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Latin
 Origin: 'partnership', from consors; consort1
a group of companies or organizations who are working together to do something:
    a consortium of oil companies
    The aircraft will be built by a European consortium.


con·sor·tiumBrE /kənˈsɔːtiəm/ 🔊NAmE /kənˈsɔːrtiəm/ 🔊 noun (
plural
con·sor·tiums
or
con·sor·tia BrE /kənˈsɔːtiə/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈsɔːrtiə/ 🔊 BrE also /kənˈsɔːʃə/ 🔊 NAmE also /kənˈsɔːrʃə/ 🔊
)
a group of people, countries, companies, etc. who are working together on a particular project (合作进行某项工程的)财团,银团,联营企业the Anglo-French consortium that built the Channel Tunnel修建英吉利海峡隧道的英法财团