affiliate
gb/əfˈɪliɪt/ us/əfˈɪliɪt/
B2
Inglés
~ 2200
Acepciones
0 acepciones
Verbo
B2
action
1
To officially join a group
To join or become connected with a larger group or organization.
Patrón de uso:
to affiliate [someone/something] with [group/organization]
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'affiliate' with 'associate' without realizing 'affiliate' usually implies an official or formal connection.
Sinónimos
associate (Slightly broader; can imply informal connection, not just official membership.)
Antónimos
separate (Means to remove or keep apart from an organization.)
Colocaciones
affiliate with a club
|affiliate with an association
|affiliate with a university
|affiliate with a network
Temas
business
|organizations
|law
|work
|relationships
Ejemplos
- The local sports team decided to affiliate with a national league.
- Several independent bloggers chose to affiliate with the media network.
- The clinic is affiliated with the city's main hospital.
- She affiliated herself with the environmental movement.
- The company affiliated its new branch with the regional chamber of commerce.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- I want to affiliate with the student group.
- The school will affiliate with a larger network.
- He is affiliated with a big company.
- They will affiliate their club with the sports league.
Sustantivo
B2
entity
2
Organization linked to another
A person or group that is part of a bigger organization.
Error frecuente:
Learners may confuse 'affiliate' (noun) with 'branch' or 'subsidiary', though 'affiliate' can imply more independence than 'subsidiary'.
Sinónimos
branch (Implies a direct part of the main organization, often physically located elsewhere.)
Antónimos
competitor (An organization in the same field but not connected in any way.)
Colocaciones
company affiliate
|foreign affiliate
|regional affiliate
|local affiliate
Temas
business
|organizations
|work
Ejemplos
- The TV station is an affiliate of a major national network.
- Our company has several affiliates in Europe.
- The charity works with international affiliates to reach more people.
- Many local affiliates attended the annual conference.
- The firm’s foreign affiliates operate under different brand names.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- That store is an affiliate of the big chain.
- The school has many affiliates in other cities.
- A new affiliate opened in our town.
- The TV channel is an affiliate of a big network.
Verbo
technical
C1
action
3
Formally connect things
To make something officially part of another thing, like a program or company.
Patrón de uso:
to affiliate [something] to/with [something else]
Sinónimos
link (A more general term that can be formal or informal.)
Antónimos
detach (Means to remove an official connection between things.)
Colocaciones
affiliate a program with a university
|affiliate an office to headquarters
Temas
business
|law
|work
Ejemplos
- The research center is affiliated to the university's medical school.
- The new office was affiliated with the company's headquarters.
- They affiliated the project with an established NGO.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The lab is affiliated to the big hospital.
- We will affiliate this event with the city festival.
- They affiliated their branch with the main office.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
affiliate
AFI
GB/əfˈɪliɪt/
US/əfˈɪliɪt/
Sílabas y acento
af - fil - i - ate (4 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fil)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: affiliate
- Plural: affiliates
Verb
- Base: affiliate
- 3rd Person Singular: affiliates
- Present Participle: affiliating
- Past: affiliated
Familia de palabras
Forms
affiliates
noun
affiliating
verb
affiliated
verb
Core family
affiliation
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
unaffiliated
adjective
Advanced or less common
affiliative
adjective
Expresiones
affiliate marketing
1/əfˈɪliɪt mˈɑɹkɪtɪŋ/
fixed phrase
technical
Marketing by earning commission for referrals
A way of selling things where you earn money if people buy through your link.
Ejemplos
- She makes most of her income through affiliate marketing on her blog.
- Affiliate marketing can be a low-cost way for companies to sell products.
affiliate program
1/əfˈɪliɪt pɹˈoʊɡɹˌæm/
fixed phrase
technical
System for paying affiliates for sales
A company plan where people get money for selling their products online.
Ejemplos
- They joined the retailer's affiliate program to promote electronics online.
- An affiliate program can help small websites earn extra revenue.