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business alliance; operational partnership; business tie-up
A cooperative arrangement between companies to collaborate on specific business operations, share resources, or jointly develop products or services. Less binding than a merger or acquisition.
二社が業務提携を結んだ。
The two companies formed a business alliance.
この業務提携により、両社の技術を活かした新しいサービスが生まれる。
Through this business alliance, new services leveraging both companies' technologies will be created.
海外の企業との業務提携を進めて、販路を拡大したい。
We want to expand our sales channels by advancing business alliances with overseas companies.
A formal business term frequently seen in news articles and corporate announcements. Business alliances allow companies to cooperate without the complexity of mergers or capital investment.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 業務提携を結ぶ: to form a business alliance
- 業務提携を発表する: to announce a business alliance
- 業務提携契約: business alliance agreement
- 包括的業務提携: comprehensive business alliance
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 資本提携: capital alliance — involves investment between companies
- 合併: merger — complete combination of companies
- 協業: joint operations — working together on specific projects