project (noun)
1project — ► NOUN 1) an enterprise carefully planned to achieve a particular aim. 2) a piece of research work by a school or college student. 3) N. Amer. a government subsidized estate or block of homes. ► VERB 1) estimate or forecast on the basis of… …
2project — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 planned piece of work ADJECTIVE ▪ ambitious, big, huge, large, large scale, major, massive ▪ He embarked on an ambitious project to translate all the works of Plato …
3project */*/*/ — [ˈprəʊdʒekt] , [ˈprɒdʒekt] noun [C] I 1) an organized attempt to achieve something Syn: scheme The first phase of the project is now complete.[/ex] an ambitious project to modernize the road network[/ex] 2) a piece of work that involves… …
4Project Evaluation and Review Technique — ˌProject Evaluˌation and Reˈview Techˌnique abbreviation PERT noun [singular] MANUFACTURING a method of measuring the progress made on a large project, using a special diagram showing how long each stage will take, which stages need to be… …
5project manager — ➔ manager * * * project manager UK US noun [U] MANAGEMENT ► a person whose job is to organize and control a project or a series of projects: »She works as a project manager for the construction company …
6project finance — UK US noun [U] (also project financing) FINANCE ► money that is lent to finance investment in a particular project, or the activity of making these loans: »They have raised $163m of project finance for the copper mine. »The bank is interested in… …
7project — I noun activity, aim, ambition, assignment, attempt, consilium, contrivance, deal, design, determination, device, employment, end, endeavor, engagement, enterprise, essay, fixed intention, goal, idea inceptum, intent, intention, job, object,… …
8project engineer — ➔ engineer1 * * * project engineer UK US noun [C] PRODUCTION ► a person who is in charge of a piece of work that involves specialized scientific or technical knowledge, for example in manufacturing or the building industry: »An engineering change …
9project management — UK US noun [U] MANAGEMENT ► the activity of organizing and controlling a project: »He has experience of project management at NASA. »We are looking for a candidate with strong project management skills …
10project planning — UK US noun [U] ► the process of organizing a project in a way that it is finished on time and is successful: »As project planning began, we applied for and received a $75,000 planning grant …
