relationship

US /riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/

Definition

a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

We have built a strong relationship with our overseas suppliers.

Word Family

NounNoun

relationship gốc relation

VerbVerb

relate

AdjectiveAdj

relative

AdverbAdv

relatively

Synonyms

connectiona relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
bondan electrical force linking atoms
partnershipthe members of a business venture created by contract

Collocations

Easy healthy friendly relationship
describing healthy friendly relationship (having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease)
Medium customer relationship management system
describing customer relationship management system (someone who pays for goods or services)
Hard cultivate enduring collaborative business relationships
to cultivate enduring collaborative business relationships, meaning to foster the growth of
Very Hard weather a fraught symbiotic relationship
to weather a fraught symbiotic relationship, meaning to face and withstand with courage

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