🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

合弁事業

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gōben jigyō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Joint Venture/ˈdʒɔɪnt ˈvɛn.tʃər/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"両社は新技術の開発のために合弁事業を立ち上げた。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A commercial enterprise undertaken jointly by two or more parties which otherwise retain their distinct identities.

    "The two automobile giants formed a joint venture to develop electric vehicle technology."
  2. 2

    A specific project or business agreement involving shared risk, control, and financial returns.

    "They entered into a joint venture to explore new markets in Southeast Asia."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'joint' derived from the Old French 'joindre' (to join, unite), rooted in Latin 'jungere', and 'venture', an aphetic form of 'aventure' denoting a chance, risk, or enterprise. By the late 20th century, the phrase became institutionalized in global commercial law to specifically describe cooperative business arrangements.

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