participations

Instances of joining

Participations is the plural of participation, the act of taking part in something.

In finance and law, participations are fractional ownership stakes in loans or investments: The bank sold participations in the mortgage to spread its risk.

The plural appears when multiple separate instances of involvement or shared interests are being counted.

involvement

engagement

Commitment to wed or attend

joining in · commitment · attendance · presence · inclusion · membership · enrollment · sign-up · registration · immersion

civic

voting

Formally registering a choice

public comment · community meeting · jury duty · petition · activism · grassroots · constituency · referendum · elections · municipal

sports

competing

Contending for victory

entries · competitors · contestants · racing · qualifying · heats · fixtures · matches · entrants · teams

financial

shares

Units of company ownership

ownership · profit-sharing · dividends · holdings · securities · stock options · vesting · shareholder · portfolio · capital

digital

engagement

Commitment to wed or attend

shares · interaction · users · subscribers · followers · viewers · polls · surveys · crowdsourcing · forums

Opposites
involvement

participationsabstentions

Formal refusals to vote

withdrawals · absences · exclusions · boycotts · refusals

role in activity

participationsobservations

Noted perceptions

spectatorship · watching · bystanding · passivity · witnessing

Phrases
Family

participation

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