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==Pronunciation==
:\ˈwərk\
==Function==
:noun
==Etymology==
Middle [[English]] werk, work, from Old English werc, weorc; akin to Old High German werc work, [[Greek]] ergon, Avestan varəzem activity
Date: before 12th century
==Definitions==
*1 : [[action|activity]] in which one exerts strength or faculties to do or perform something
:a. sustained [[physical]] or [[mental]] effort to overcome obstacles and achieve an objective or result
:b. the [[labor]], task, or [[duty]] that is one's accustomed means of livelihood
:c. a specific task, duty, [[function]], or assignment often being a part or [[phase]] of some larger activity
*2 a : [[energy]] expended by natural [[phenomena]]
:b : the result of such energy <sand dunes are the work of sea and wind>
:c : the transference of energy that is produced by the [[motion]] of the point of application of a [[force]] and is measured by multiplying the force and the displacement of its point of application in the line of [[action]]
*3 a : something that results from a particular [[manner]] or [[method]] of working, operating, or devising <careful police work> <clever camera work>
:b : something that results from the use or fashioning of a particular [[material]] <porcelain work>
*4 a : a fortified [[structure]] (as a fort, earthen barricade, or trench)
:b plural : structures in [[engineering]] (as docks, bridges, or embankments) or mining (as shafts or tunnels)
*5 plural but sing or plural in constr : a place where industrial labor is carried on : plant, factory
*6 plural : the working or moving parts of a [[mechanism]] <the works of a clock>
*7 a : something produced or accomplished by effort, exertion, or exercise of [[skill]] <this [[book]] is the work of many hands>
:b : something produced by the exercise of [[creative]] talent or expenditure of creative effort : artistic production <an early work by a major writer>
*8 plural : performance of [[moral]] or religious [[acts]] <salvation by works>
*9 a : effective operation : effect, result <wait for time to do its [[healing]] work>
:b : [[manner]] of working : workmanship, execution
*10 : the [[material]] or piece of material that is operated upon at any stage in the [[process]] of manufacture
*11 plural a : everything possessed, available, or belonging <the whole works, rod, reel, tackle box, went overboard> <ordered pizza with the works>
:b : subjection to drastic treatment : all possible [[abuse]] —usually used with get<get the works> or give<gave them the works>
— at work
1 : engaged in working : busy; especially : engaged in one's regular occupation
2 : having effect : operating, functioning
— in the works : in process of preparation, development, or completion
— in work 1 : in [[process]] of being done
2 of a horse : in training
— out of work : without regular employment : jobless
==Synonyms==
work, labor, travail, toil, drudgery, grind mean activity involving effort or exertion. work may imply activity of body, of mind, of a machine, or of a natural force <too tired to do any work>. labor applies to [[physical]], [[intellectual]], or [[spiritual]] work involving great and often strenuous exertion <farmers demanding fair compensation for their labor>. travail is bookish for labor involving pain or suffering <years of travail were lost when the house burned>. toil implies prolonged and fatiguing labor <his lot would be years of back-breaking toil>. drudgery suggests dull and irksome labor <an editorial job with a good deal of drudgery>. grind implies labor exhausting to [[mind]] or [[body]] <the grind of the assembly line>.
synonyms work, employment, occupation, calling, pursuit, métier, business mean a specific sustained activity engaged in especially in earning one's living. work may apply to any [[purpose]]ful activity whether remunerative or not <her work as a hospital volunteer>. employment implies work for which one has been engaged and is being paid by an employer <your employment with this firm is hereby terminated>. occupation implies work in which one engages regularly especially as a result of training <his occupation as a trained auto mechanic>. calling applies to an occupation viewed as a [[vocation]] or [[profession]] <the ministry seemed my true calling>. pursuit suggests a trade, profession, or avocation followed with zeal or steady interest <her family considered medicine the only proper pursuit>. métier implies a calling or pursuit for which one believes oneself to be especially fitted <acting was my one and only métier>. business suggests activity in commerce or the management of [[money]] and affairs <the business of managing a hotel>.
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[[Category: Economics]]
==Pronunciation==
:\ˈwərk\
==Function==
:noun
==Etymology==
Middle [[English]] werk, work, from Old English werc, weorc; akin to Old High German werc work, [[Greek]] ergon, Avestan varəzem activity
Date: before 12th century
==Definitions==
*1 : [[action|activity]] in which one exerts strength or faculties to do or perform something
:a. sustained [[physical]] or [[mental]] effort to overcome obstacles and achieve an objective or result
:b. the [[labor]], task, or [[duty]] that is one's accustomed means of livelihood
:c. a specific task, duty, [[function]], or assignment often being a part or [[phase]] of some larger activity
*2 a : [[energy]] expended by natural [[phenomena]]
:b : the result of such energy <sand dunes are the work of sea and wind>
:c : the transference of energy that is produced by the [[motion]] of the point of application of a [[force]] and is measured by multiplying the force and the displacement of its point of application in the line of [[action]]
*3 a : something that results from a particular [[manner]] or [[method]] of working, operating, or devising <careful police work> <clever camera work>
:b : something that results from the use or fashioning of a particular [[material]] <porcelain work>
*4 a : a fortified [[structure]] (as a fort, earthen barricade, or trench)
:b plural : structures in [[engineering]] (as docks, bridges, or embankments) or mining (as shafts or tunnels)
*5 plural but sing or plural in constr : a place where industrial labor is carried on : plant, factory
*6 plural : the working or moving parts of a [[mechanism]] <the works of a clock>
*7 a : something produced or accomplished by effort, exertion, or exercise of [[skill]] <this [[book]] is the work of many hands>
:b : something produced by the exercise of [[creative]] talent or expenditure of creative effort : artistic production <an early work by a major writer>
*8 plural : performance of [[moral]] or religious [[acts]] <salvation by works>
*9 a : effective operation : effect, result <wait for time to do its [[healing]] work>
:b : [[manner]] of working : workmanship, execution
*10 : the [[material]] or piece of material that is operated upon at any stage in the [[process]] of manufacture
*11 plural a : everything possessed, available, or belonging <the whole works, rod, reel, tackle box, went overboard> <ordered pizza with the works>
:b : subjection to drastic treatment : all possible [[abuse]] —usually used with get<get the works> or give<gave them the works>
— at work
1 : engaged in working : busy; especially : engaged in one's regular occupation
2 : having effect : operating, functioning
— in the works : in process of preparation, development, or completion
— in work 1 : in [[process]] of being done
2 of a horse : in training
— out of work : without regular employment : jobless
==Synonyms==
work, labor, travail, toil, drudgery, grind mean activity involving effort or exertion. work may imply activity of body, of mind, of a machine, or of a natural force <too tired to do any work>. labor applies to [[physical]], [[intellectual]], or [[spiritual]] work involving great and often strenuous exertion <farmers demanding fair compensation for their labor>. travail is bookish for labor involving pain or suffering <years of travail were lost when the house burned>. toil implies prolonged and fatiguing labor <his lot would be years of back-breaking toil>. drudgery suggests dull and irksome labor <an editorial job with a good deal of drudgery>. grind implies labor exhausting to [[mind]] or [[body]] <the grind of the assembly line>.
synonyms work, employment, occupation, calling, pursuit, métier, business mean a specific sustained activity engaged in especially in earning one's living. work may apply to any [[purpose]]ful activity whether remunerative or not <her work as a hospital volunteer>. employment implies work for which one has been engaged and is being paid by an employer <your employment with this firm is hereby terminated>. occupation implies work in which one engages regularly especially as a result of training <his occupation as a trained auto mechanic>. calling applies to an occupation viewed as a [[vocation]] or [[profession]] <the ministry seemed my true calling>. pursuit suggests a trade, profession, or avocation followed with zeal or steady interest <her family considered medicine the only proper pursuit>. métier implies a calling or pursuit for which one believes oneself to be especially fitted <acting was my one and only métier>. business suggests activity in commerce or the management of [[money]] and affairs <the business of managing a hotel>.
[[Category: General Reference]]
[[Category: Economics]]
