participation

noun | par·tic·i·pa·tion

1. a : association with others in a relationship (as a partnership) or an enterprise usually on a formal basis with specified rights and obligations a loan made directly or in participation with a bank

   b : something that results in a share (as of a distribution)

2. a : something in which shares are taken by more than one party

   b : something that results in a share (as of a distribution)