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work
Definition:
(nou) activity directed toward making or doing something (nou) a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing (nou) the occupation for which you are paid (nou) applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading) (nou) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force (nou) a place where work is done (nou) the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
Phonetic Transcription:
wɜːk
Examples:
The construction work was tendered out as a turnkey contract.
The company is known for its unremunerative work.
The people did not work with the company anymore.
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