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consortium definition - finance
A group of companies that join together to attain a specific goal. When the goal is achieved the consortium typically disbands. It is a way for companies to work together that is less formal than a joint venture or a strategic partnership.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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