domestic partner

noun

plural domestic partners
1
: a company especially in a developing country that joins in a commercial venture with an international company
2
: either member of an unmarried cohabiting couple especially when considered as to eligibility for spousal benefits
domestic partnership noun

Examples of domestic partner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Source: Team Business Global | YouTube A German national who was under home detention in New York City on a $5 million bond guaranteed by his domestic partner and children in a case in which he was charged with overseeing a $150 million cryptocurrency fraud is now a fugitive. Dan Mangan,mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024 If a partnership transfers property to a foreign corporation, the U.S. partners (and not the partnership) must separately file the form with each domestic partner treated as a transferor of its proportionate share of the property. Matthew Roberts, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 In the United States, one in four women have experienced severe violence by a domestic partner, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Faith Karimi, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024 The proposals also expand the definition of family to include domestic partners, parents, and individuals considered family, using the same language as the 2019 Paid Family Leave expansion. Yash Roy, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for domestic partner 

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Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of domestic partner was in 1975

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“Domestic partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domestic%20partner. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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