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  • 1career — ca‧reer [kəˈrɪə ǁ ˈrɪr] noun [countable] JOBS HUMAN RESOURCES 1. a job or profession that you have been trained for and intend to do for your working life, and which offers the chance to be Promoted (= move up through different levels): • My son… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 2Career management — is defined by Ball (1997) [Ball, B. (1997), “Career management competences – the individualperspective”, Career Development International, Vol. 2, Is 2, pp. 74 79] as:# Making career choices and decisions ndash; the traditional focus of careers… …

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  • 3career — (n.) 1530s, a running, course (especially of the sun, etc., across the sky), from M.Fr. carriere road, racecourse (16c.), from O.Prov. carriera, from V.L. * (via) cararia carriage (road), track for wheeled vehicles, from L. carrus chariot (see… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4career break — noun A period away from one s occupation or profession for study, childcare, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑career * * * career break UK US noun [countable] [singular career break plural …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 5career — ca|reer1 [ kə rır ] noun count *** a job or series of related jobs that you do, especially a profession that you spend a lot of your working life in: Choosing a career can be a very difficult decision. the problems of combining a career and a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 6career — I UK [kəˈrɪə(r)] / US [kəˈrɪr] noun [countable] Word forms career : singular career plural careers *** a job or series of related jobs that you do, especially a profession that you spend a lot of your working life in Choosing a career can be a… …

    English dictionary

  • 7career — ca|reer1 W2S2 [kəˈrıə US ˈrır] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: carrière, from Old Provençal carriera street , from Latin carrus; CAR] 1.) a job or profession that you have been trained for, and which you do for a long period of your life… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8career — 1 noun (C) 1 a job or profession that you have been trained for and intend to do for several years: a career in banking | He realized that his acting career was over. | career change (=when you start a completely different job or profession) |… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9career — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 series of jobs that a person has ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ brief, short ▪ brilliant, distinguished, glittering (esp. BrE), illustrious …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 10career — /kəˈrɪə / (say kuh rear) noun 1. general course of action or progress of a person through life, as in some profession, in some moral or intellectual action, etc. 2. an occupation, profession, etc., followed as one s lifework: a career in law. 3.… …