third-par·ty
ˈthərd-ˈpär-tē 
1
: of, relating to, or involving a third party
third-party insurance
2
: of, relating to, or being software that is created by a vendor to be compatible with the products of another vendor
1
: a person other than the principals
a third party to a divorce proceeding
insurance against injury to third parties
2
a
: a major political party operating over a limited period of time in addition to two other major parties in a nation or state normally characterized by a two-party system
b
Examples of third-party in a Sentence
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 17 May 2024
The United Nations has published and credited third-party estimates of the number of those killed and injured in the war.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 17 May 2024
As third-party administrators of health insurers’ prescription drug programs, PBMs negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies, determine which drugs will be covered by insurance plans and set reimbursement rates for the pharmacies that buy and sell the drugs.
—Emily Le Coz, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
But Daniel Smith, a political science professor at the University of Florida, said there are no widespread issues with third-party voter registration groups, sometimes referred to as 3PVROs.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 16 May 2024
Amazon has also worked this year to shift major logistics costs from its own books to those of third-party merchants in the form of new, controversial seller fees.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 16 May 2024
The Sony edition falls under the third-party category and has nearly all the same functionality.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
Of note: Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Good at participating locations; not valid with other offers or third-party delivery.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
Daniel Shoer Roth, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
In the alternative, the studio brings a claim for breach of contract for allegedly reneging on provisions of the deal Hill struck in 1986 to indemnify UA, for which MGM and Amazon are third party beneficiaries, according to the complaint.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
Since then, a third party created a GoFundMe for the Chapel Hill students that raised more than $500,000 before the fundraiser was closed.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 4 May 2024
Historically, these third parties tend to be fleeting.
—Nate Cohn, New York Times, 4 May 2024
His successor Barry McCarthy laid off thousands of employees and outsourced operations to third parties to try to bring the company back to profitability.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 May 2024
Adding a third party to the mix didn’t calm my nerves at all.
—PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
The firm alleges users’ highly sensitive information, including HIV status and the date of their latest HIV test, were provided to third parties for commercial purposes.
—Reuters, NBC News, 22 Apr. 2024
TikTok has defended its data management at length, saying U.S. user traffic flows through a third party within the U.S., along with additional oversight protections.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2024
Adjective
Central to the group’s Africa strategy is the creation of a new financing vehicle, the Logical African Stories fund, which will focus on investment in content, production and distribution companies, and physical facilities, as well as packaging and fundraising for third-party projects.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 17 May 2024
The United Nations has published and credited third-party estimates of the number of those killed and injured in the war.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 17 May 2024
As third-party administrators of health insurers’ prescription drug programs, PBMs negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies, determine which drugs will be covered by insurance plans and set reimbursement rates for the pharmacies that buy and sell the drugs.
—Emily Le Coz, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
But Daniel Smith, a political science professor at the University of Florida, said there are no widespread issues with third-party voter registration groups, sometimes referred to as 3PVROs.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 16 May 2024
Amazon has also worked this year to shift major logistics costs from its own books to those of third-party merchants in the form of new, controversial seller fees.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 16 May 2024
The Sony edition falls under the third-party category and has nearly all the same functionality.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
Of note: Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Good at participating locations; not valid with other offers or third-party delivery.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
Noun
According to the proposal, which is subject to public comments over the next 30 days, applicants previously could allow a third party to submit the ESTA application on their behalf.
—Daniel Shoer Roth, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
In the alternative, the studio brings a claim for breach of contract for allegedly reneging on provisions of the deal Hill struck in 1986 to indemnify UA, for which MGM and Amazon are third party beneficiaries, according to the complaint.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
Since then, a third party created a GoFundMe for the Chapel Hill students that raised more than $500,000 before the fundraiser was closed.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 4 May 2024
Historically, these third parties tend to be fleeting.
—Nate Cohn, New York Times, 4 May 2024
His successor Barry McCarthy laid off thousands of employees and outsourced operations to third parties to try to bring the company back to profitability.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 May 2024
Adding a third party to the mix didn’t calm my nerves at all.
—PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
The firm alleges users’ highly sensitive information, including HIV status and the date of their latest HIV test, were provided to third parties for commercial purposes.
—Reuters, NBC News, 22 Apr. 2024
TikTok has defended its data management at length, saying U.S. user traffic flows through a third party within the U.S., along with additional oversight protections.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2024
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“Third-party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/third-party. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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