BE. Target Vocabulary. Unit 1. Career
.docTarget Vocabulary.
Unit 1. Career.
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Item |
Definition |
Derivatives/collocations Synonyms/antonyms |
1 |
career (n) |
profession or job that you train for |
~ist (n); ~ ladder/move/break/opportunities/plan; get/move ahead in one’s ~; improve/make a ~; current ~; syn.: occupation; business; profession |
2 |
employ (v) |
pay someone to work in a particular job
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~ment (n): full ~ment; (n); ~er (n); ~ee (n): ~ee loyalty (n); syn.: hire; engage; occupy ant.: dismiss; discharge |
3 |
flexitime (n) BE flextime (n) AE |
a system in which people who work in a company do a fixed number of hours each week, but can choose what time they start or finish work within certain limits |
work ~; |
4 |
labour (n) BE, labor (n) AE |
work performed by the people in a company, country etc. |
~ing (n); ~ union (AE)/ force (BE); syn.: work; employment |
5 |
job (n) |
a task or piece of work, especially one that is paid |
part-time ~; get on with the ~; |
6 |
manage (v)
|
direct or control an organization |
~ment (n); ~r (n); ~ess (n); ~able (adj); ~ rial (adj) syn.: control, direct, rule ant.: mismanage, misdirect |
7 |
overtime (n, adv)
|
time that you spend working in your job in addition to your normal working hours |
work ~ |
8 |
overwork (n) |
when someone works too much or too hard |
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9 |
position (n) |
a job |
vacant ~; apply for the ~ of; look for ~; ~ description; syn.: post |
10 |
promote (v) |
1) help something develop and grow; 2) give someone a more important job or rank in an organization |
~r (n); promotion (n): get ~; deserve ~; promotional (adj) syn.: raise; encourage |
11 |
qualification (n)
|
a skill, personal quality, or type of experience that makes you suitable for a particular job |
qualify (v); qualified (adj) |
12 |
recruit (v) |
the process or the business of recruiting new people |
~er (n); ~ing (adj); ~ment (n): ~ agency (n); |
13 |
redundancy (n) |
the state of being no longer in employment because there is no more work available |
face ~; redundant (adj): make smb ~ |
14 |
resign (v)
|
leave a job, position etc officially, usually through your own choice, rather than being told to leave |
~ed (adj); ~ation (n) |
15 |
retire (v) |
stop doing one’s regular work, because one has reached a particular age |
~d (adj); ~ment (n): take ~; retiring (adj): ~ age |
16 |
sack (v) |
tell someone to leave their job, or to be told to leave your job |
give sb the ~; get the ~; ~ed (adj): be ~ for smth syn.: dismiss; fire ant.: hire |
17 |
salary (n) |
a fixed regular payment for work |
a competitive ~ |
18 |
sales representative (n) |
someone whose job is to sell their company’s products or services, for example by visiting customers |
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19 |
trade union (n) BE |
an organization representing people working in a particular industry or profession, especially in meetings with their employers |
syn.: labor union (AE)
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20 |
unemployment (n) |
when you do not have a job |
unemployed (adj); ~ rate ant.: employment |
21 |
vacancy (n) |
a job that is available |
vacant (adj): ~ post; advertise |
22 |
work (n) |
do smth that involves physical or mental activity |
~aholic (n); ~load: heavy ~; ~ force (n) syn.: labour; employment; occupation |