consortium

[ kuhn-sawr-shee-uhm, -tee- ]

noun

, plural con·sor·ti·a [k, uh, n-, sawr, -shee-, uh, -tee-, uh].

1. a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
2. any association, partnership, or union.
3. Law. the legal right of partners in a marriage to companionship and conjugal intercourse with each other:

   In a wrongful death action the surviving spouse commonly seeks damages for loss of consortium.

consortium

/ kənˈsɔːtɪəm /

noun

1. an association of financiers, companies, etc, esp one formed for a particular purpose
2. law the right of husband or wife to the company, assistance, and affection of the other

Derived Forms

• conˈsortial, adjective

Other Words From

• con·sorti·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of consortium¹

1820–30; < Latin: partnership, equivalent to consort- consort + -ium -ium

Word History and Origins

Origin of consortium¹

C19: from Latin: community of goods, partnership; see consort

Example Sentences

In 2022, the consortium began introducing tracking chips, no larger than a grain of rice, as part of the label embedded in the hard rind of the cheese.

From BBC

At least one major supplier didn’t even have an engineering department when it won its contract, according to an analysis of the 787 by the European consortium Airbus, Boeing’s top global competitor.

From Los Angeles Times

A separate lawsuit, filed by a consortium of environmental groups — including the Sierra Club, Surfrider Foundation, Heal the Bay and Baykeeper — was also announced Monday.

From Los Angeles Times

Gilligan, who was part of a consortium with King that took charge at Ibrox in 2015, has returned to the club in the wake of John Bennett's exit as chairman on health grounds.

From BBC

A consortium led by the British cosmetics tycoon Mike Jatania has acquired the ethical beauty brand's 113 UK stores which remain trading, for an undisclosed sum.

From BBC

Related Words

• association
• body
• business
• circle
• club
• company
• cooperative
• corporation
• establishment
• federation
• industry
• institute
• institution
• league
• party
• society
• team
• union