(collar etc)

  • 21Grey-collar — refers to the balance of employed people not classified as white or blue collar. Although grey collar is sometimes used to describe those who work beyond the age of retirement [ [http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/rise of australias… …

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  • 22white-collar — adjective 1 white collar workers work in offices, banks etc as opposed to people who work in factories, mines etc 2 white collar crime crimes involving white collar workers, for example when someone secretly steals money from the organization… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23Blue Collar — Unter dem Begriff Blue Collar Arbeiter (collar = engl. für Kragen) versteht man die zumeist in einem Produktionsbetrieb beschäftigten Industriearbeiter und Handwerker. Der ursprünglich aus dem Englischen stammende Begriff (blue collar worker =… …

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  • 24cap and collar — ˌcap and ˈcollar noun [singular] 1. BANKING an agreement by a lender not to go above or below certain interest rates on a particular loan: • The mortgage lenders have introduced a cap and collar deal with an upper rate of 7.75% and a floor of… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 25Blue-collar crime — In criminology, blue collar crime is any crime committed by an individual from a lower social class as opposed to white collar crime which is associated with crime committed by individuals of a higher social class.The opportunity to commit… …

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  • 26Sand collar — Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 27sand collar — Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 28white-collar — adjective a) Of or pertaining to office work and workers; contrasted with blue collar. b) Pertaining to the culture of white collar workers, as values, politics, etc.; contrasted with blue collar. See Also: white collar crime …

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  • 29pink-collar — adj pink collar jobs/workers/industries etc especially AmE low paid jobs done mainly by women, for example in offices and restaurants, or the women who do these jobs →↑white collar, ↑blue collar …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30dog collar — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms dog collar : singular dog collar plural dog collars 1) a white stiff round collar worn by priests in the Christian church 2) a collar around a dog s neck that you can fasten to a lead (= a long piece of rope,… …

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