Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Union; a union, association, or society.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A union, association, or society; -- used in names of German organizations.

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Examples

  • The plan to create King & Wood Mallesons, which was hatched in November 2010, involves a somewhat unusual structure known as a verein, an association between partnerships that share a common name but remain financially independent and maintain separate budgets and expenses.

    Merger to Form Big Asian Law Firm Jennifer Smith 2011

  • Lawyers point out that the Chinese-Australian deal isn't a true merger because it was formed as an association of partnerships that maintain separate finances, in a structure known as a verein.

    Asia's Allure Deepens Jennifer Smith 2011

  • The two firms may combine some operations under a so-called verein structure, which allows for central management of functions such as technology and marketing, while maintaining separate finances, according to the people, who declined to be identified because the talks aren't public.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • (Deloitte Central), a Swiss business form called a verein, loosely meaning an association, club or union.

    Concurring Opinions 2009

  • Deloitte is headquartered in New York but it also set up in Switzerland as an association - or 'verein'.

    The most recent articles from Accountancy Age 2009

  • Deloitte is headquartered in New York but it also set up in Switzerland as an association - or 'verein'.

    The most recent articles from Accountancy Age 2009

  • Bonifatius verein (Paderborn, 1899); Eyschen, Staatsrecht des

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

  • In March, 1848, he established the "Pius verein", which did much good among the Catholics of Germany.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

  • Washington-based Hogan & Hartson LLP used a verein for its merger last year with Lovells LLP and London-based Norton Rose LLP also used a verein for its combination with Deacons Australia, which assumed its British partner's name.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • Baker & McKenzie, another verein, has the longest history of globalisation of any big firm.

    The Economist: Daily news and views 2011

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  • Surveying the legal terrain

    For linkage that will not enchain,

    Suppress your keen urge

    To partner or merge

    And choose a less binding verein.

    September 23, 2017

  • A German-speaking friend writes to tell me that I got the pronunciation of verein wrong, so here is another limerick to cover the bases.

    When cat and companion combine

    In union humano-feline

    I'm quite at a loss

    To know who's the boss.

    It must be a working verein.

    September 24, 2017