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poor quality work — index noncompliance (improper completion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
poor quality — not very good quality … English contemporary dictionary
Cost of poor quality — (COPQ) or poor quality costs (PQC), are defined as costs that would disappear if systems, processes, and products were perfect. COPQ was popularized by IBM quality expert H. James Harrington in his 1987 book Poor Quality Costs.[1] COPQ is a… … Wikipedia
poor — W1S1 [po: US pur] adj comparative poorer superlative poorest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(no money)¦ 2¦(not good)¦ 3¦(sympathy)¦ 4¦(not good at something)¦ 5¦(health)¦ 6 poor in something 7 a poor second/third etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
Quality Protein Maize — (QPM) contains nearly twice as much usable protein as other maize (or corn) grown in the tropics and yields 10% more grain than traditional varieties of maize. It was developed by Dr. Surinder Vasal and Dr. Evangelina Villegas at the… … Wikipedia
poor|ish — «PUR ihsh», adjective. somewhat poor; of rather poor quality … Useful english dictionary
quality — ▪ I. quality qual‧i‧ty 1 [ˈkwɒlti ǁ ˈkwɑː ] noun qualities PLURALFORM 1. [countable] something such as courage, intelligence, or loyalty that people may have as part of their character: • You need special personal qualities to work as a nurse. 2 … Financial and business terms
Quality costs — The concept of quality costs is a means to quantify the total cost of quality related efforts and deficiencies. It was first described by Armand V. Feigenbaum in a 1956 Harvard Business Review article.[1] Prior to its introduction, the general… … Wikipedia
quality — qual|i|ty1 W1S1 [ˈkwɔlıti US ˈkwa: ] n plural qualities [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: qualité, from Latin qualitas, from qualis of what kind ] 1.) [U and C] how good or bad something is air/water etc quality ▪ The recent hot, humid… … Dictionary of contemporary English
quality — I UK [ˈkwɒlətɪ] / US [ˈkwɑlətɪ] noun Word forms quality : singular quality plural qualities *** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] the quality of something is how good or bad it is This cut in funding will adversely affect the quality of education in… … English dictionary
quality — qual|i|ty1 [ kwaləti ] noun *** 1. ) count a feature of a substance or material: the addictive qualities of tobacco a ) a feature of a person s character, especially when it is a positive one such as honesty, kindness, or a special ability: What… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
