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JV

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UK/ˌdʒeɪ ˈviː/
US/ˌdʒeɪ ˈviː/

Meanings

  1. abbreviationcountable or uncountableAmericansport

    Short for junior varsity, the team for less experienced players in an American high school or college sport.

    Grammar: Used as a noun or before a noun: he plays JV; the JV team.

    Patterns

    • play JV
    • make the JV team

    My brother made the JV basketball team this year.

    She played JV soccer as a freshman and moved up to varsity later.

    The JV game starts at four, and the varsity game follows at six.

  2. abbreviationcountablebusiness

    Short for joint venture, a business arrangement in which two or more companies share a project and its risks.

    Grammar: Takes a plural JVs: the two firms formed a JV.

    Patterns

    • form a JV with someone
    • a JV between companies

    The two car makers formed a JV to build electric batteries.

    Their JV in Asia has been profitable since its second year.

    Lawyers drafted the JV agreement over several months.

Word forms

pluralJVs

Common combinations

JV team
The JV team practices after school.
JV squad
He was cut from the varsity but joined the JV squad.
form a JV
The two banks plan to form a JV next spring.
JV partner
Our JV partner provides the local sales network.
JV agreement
Both sides signed the JV agreement on Friday.

Synonyms and how they differ

junior team
Junior team is a general term for a team of younger or less skilled players, while JV is the specific American school label.
partnership
Partnership is a broader business term, whereas a JV usually has one defined project and often its own legal entity.
alliance
Alliance suggests cooperation between organizations without necessarily creating a shared company, unlike a JV.

Opposites

varsity

Word family

varsity noun
the main school or college team
joint venture noun
the full form of the business term
junior varsity noun
the full form of the sports term

Commonly confused: JV or JV vs varsity?

JV vs JV vs varsity

JV is the team for newer or younger players, while varsity is the top team that represents the school.

Practice

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