third-par·ty
ˈthərd-ˈpär-tē 
1
: of, relating to, or involving a third party
third-party insurance
2
: of, relating to, or being software that is created by a vendor to be compatible with the products of another vendor
1
: a person other than the principals
a third party to a divorce proceeding
insurance against injury to third parties
2
a
: a major political party operating over a limited period of time in addition to two other major parties in a nation or state normally characterized by a two-party system
b
Examples of third-party in a Sentence
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 17 May 2024
The United Nations has published and credited third-party estimates of the number of those killed and injured in the war.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 17 May 2024
As third-party administrators of health insurers’ prescription drug programs, PBMs negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies, determine which drugs will be covered by insurance plans and set reimbursement rates for the pharmacies that buy and sell the drugs.
—Emily Le Coz, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
But Daniel Smith, a political science professor at the University of Florida, said there are no widespread issues with third-party voter registration groups, sometimes referred to as 3PVROs.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 16 May 2024
Amazon has also worked this year to shift major logistics costs from its own books to those of third-party merchants in the form of new, controversial seller fees.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 16 May 2024
The Sony edition falls under the third-party category and has nearly all the same functionality.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
Of note: Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Good at participating locations; not valid with other offers or third-party delivery.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
When the third party refused to go through with the slaying, Calderon allegedly decided to kill Cantu himself, according to prosecutors, CBS Chicago reports.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
At the Christie’s and Sotheby’s evening sales, 105 of the 117 works with guarantees were backed by third parties.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 19 May 2024
From there, trucks driven by a third party — not U.S. troops — will take the aid into Gaza.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 16 May 2024
The chips will be deployed to Apple’s data centers and eventually to servers run by third parties.
—Emilia David, The Verge, 9 May 2024
According to the proposal, which is subject to public comments over the next 30 days, applicants previously could allow a third party to submit the ESTA application on their behalf.
—Daniel Shoer Roth, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
In the alternative, the studio brings a claim for breach of contract for allegedly reneging on provisions of the deal Hill struck in 1986 to indemnify UA, for which MGM and Amazon are third party beneficiaries, according to the complaint.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
Since then, a third party created a GoFundMe for the Chapel Hill students that raised more than $500,000 before the fundraiser was closed.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 4 May 2024
Adjective
Central to the group’s Africa strategy is the creation of a new financing vehicle, the Logical African Stories fund, which will focus on investment in content, production and distribution companies, and physical facilities, as well as packaging and fundraising for third-party projects.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 17 May 2024
The United Nations has published and credited third-party estimates of the number of those killed and injured in the war.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 17 May 2024
As third-party administrators of health insurers’ prescription drug programs, PBMs negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies, determine which drugs will be covered by insurance plans and set reimbursement rates for the pharmacies that buy and sell the drugs.
—Emily Le Coz, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
But Daniel Smith, a political science professor at the University of Florida, said there are no widespread issues with third-party voter registration groups, sometimes referred to as 3PVROs.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 16 May 2024
Amazon has also worked this year to shift major logistics costs from its own books to those of third-party merchants in the form of new, controversial seller fees.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 16 May 2024
The Sony edition falls under the third-party category and has nearly all the same functionality.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
Of note: Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Good at participating locations; not valid with other offers or third-party delivery.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
Noun
In-house treasurers with investment chops know their cities better than third parties, the training said, and can tailor policies to the community based on input from the public, investment review committees, city managers, outside audits firm and in-house legal counsel.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
When the third party refused to go through with the slaying, Calderon allegedly decided to kill Cantu himself, according to prosecutors, CBS Chicago reports.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
At the Christie’s and Sotheby’s evening sales, 105 of the 117 works with guarantees were backed by third parties.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 19 May 2024
From there, trucks driven by a third party — not U.S. troops — will take the aid into Gaza.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 16 May 2024
The chips will be deployed to Apple’s data centers and eventually to servers run by third parties.
—Emilia David, The Verge, 9 May 2024
According to the proposal, which is subject to public comments over the next 30 days, applicants previously could allow a third party to submit the ESTA application on their behalf.
—Daniel Shoer Roth, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
In the alternative, the studio brings a claim for breach of contract for allegedly reneging on provisions of the deal Hill struck in 1986 to indemnify UA, for which MGM and Amazon are third party beneficiaries, according to the complaint.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
Since then, a third party created a GoFundMe for the Chapel Hill students that raised more than $500,000 before the fundraiser was closed.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 4 May 2024
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“Third-party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/third-party. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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