n. 1) a group of separate businesses or business people joining t...

A group of businesses, investors or financial institutions working together on a joint venture.

1829, from Latin consortium "fellowship, participation, society," from consors (genitive consortis; see consort (n.)). Earlier, in British law, a term for "right of husband's acces [..]

A group of companies that works together to jointly produce a product, service, or project.

association or group.

A group of companies that combine some or all their resources to undertake a joint project.

A form of partnership involving a number of parties. [D02526]

1) A group of separate individuals or companies that come together to undertake an enterprise or transaction that is beyond the means of any one member. For example, a group of local businesses might [..]

is - in general - a group of institutions or companies acting together in the same project under common interest. In FP7 and Horizon 2020 it refers to all the participants in the same project.

Definition A group of individuals or companies formed to undertake an enterprise or activity that would be beyond the capabilities of the individual members.

An association of independent libraries and/or library systems established by formal agreement, usually for the purpose of resource sharing. Membership may be restricted to a specific geographic regio [..]

pl: -sor·tia [-shə, -shē-ə] also: -sortiums [Latin, sharing, partnership, from consort- consors sharer, partner] 1 : an agreement, combination, or group (as of companies) formed ...

a loosely knit group of independently owned and managed companies such as travel agencies, tour operators, hotels, or other suppliers, with a joint marketing distribution process continental breakfast [..]

Consortium means association or partnership, through which, the collaborative acquisition of access rights to electronic databases and journals. A consortium is defined by a range of IP addresses, for [..]

A term generally used in banking: it refers to a group of banks associating for the purpose of meeting the financial requirements of a borrower, such as WORKING CAPITAL or a term loan. In business, th [..]

All of the participants or developers associated with a specific project.  In the early stage of a project, it may be a loose association not a legal or contractual entity or joint venture.

A consortium denotes a cooperative underwriting of loans by a select group of banks; also called a syndicate.

The term Consortium has the following distinct meanings:

(n) an association of companies for some definite purpose

A consortium is an association of individuals, companies, organizations, governments or any combination thereof temporarily collaborating on a program or project with the aim of achieving a defined ob [..]

Two or more parties acting together as a partnership or joint venture.

most commonly used in education for the arrangement whereby a number of institutions form an association for mutual benefit, especially in terms of offering a wider choice of curricular subjects than [..]

A group of different species of microorganisms that act together as a community.

Usually a group of companies or firms working together on a project too large or complex for a single company to undertake; or several concerns forming a temporary joint organisation in order to achie [..]

Consortium is a form of co-operation between two or more carriers to operate in a particular trade.

The name for an agreement under which several nations or nationals (usually corporations) of more than one nation join together for a common purpose (e.g., a shipping consortium).

A group of Combined Transport Operators who agree to rationalise sailings in a trade and carry each others' containers.

Group of carriers pooling resources in a trade lane to maximize their resources efficiently.

A grouping of corporations to fulfill a combined objective or project that usually requires interbusiness cooperation and sharing of the goods.

A group of people, companies or banking institutions that club together for a common purpose. They usually do this because when the amount they have to invest is so large, it’s better to divide it up [..]

A grouping of corporations to fulfill a combined objective or project that usually requires interbusiness cooperation and sharing of the goods.

Cooperative arrangement between schools that allows students at one school to enroll in courses at other member schools.

A travel agency that usually caters to medium-large sized businesses.

a loosely knit group of independently owned and managed companies such as travel agencies, tour operators, hotels, or other suppliers, with a joint marketing distribution process

kuhn-sawr-shee-uhm A group of unrelated companies acting together in a specific venture (Licence application).

a group of unrelated companies that act together in a particular venture.

 Groupings of secondary schools working collaboratively to deliver typically vocational courses. 

A program in which a student can enroll at one campus but attend classes at another.

A group of colleges or universities that offer joint programs that allow students to share facilities and course offerings at member campuses. Consortiums are generally made up of neighboring schools.

Group of companies pooling receipts, schedules, vessel slots and operating costs.

A group of companies that cooperate and share resources in order to achieve a common objective.