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61Work breakdown structure — A work breakdown structure or WBS is a tree structure, that permits summing of subordinate costs for tasks, materials, etc., into their successively higher level “parent” tasks, materials, etc. It is a fundamental tool commonly used in project… …
62work — n. & v. n. 1 the application of mental or physical effort to a purpose; the use of energy. 2 a a task to be undertaken. b the materials for this. c (prec. by the; foll. by of) a task occupying (no more than) a specified time (the work of a… …
63Work-at-home scheme — A Work at Home scheme is a get rich quick scheme in which a victim is lured by an offer to be employed at home, very often doing some simple task in a minimal amount of time with a large amount of income that far exceeds the market rate for the… …
64work — Synonyms and related words: Grand Guignol, Nachtmusik, Passion play, Tom show, abatis, absolute music, accomplish, accomplished fact, accomplishment, acetify, achieve, achievement, acidify, acidulate, act, acta, acting, action, activism,… …
65Work package — Like a project plan in miniature, a work package is a subset of a project that can be assigned to a specific party for execution. Because of the similarity, work packages are often misidentified as projects.Similar to a work breakdown structure,… …
66work — 1. noun 1) a day s work in the fields Syn: labor, toil, slog, drudgery, exertion, effort, industry, service; informal grind, sweat, elbow grease; literary travail See note at labor Ant …
67work up — verb 1. form or accumulate steadily (Freq. 4) Resistance to the manager s plan built up quickly Pressure is building up at the Indian Pakistani border • Syn: ↑build up, ↑build, ↑progress • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
68work off — verb cause to go away through effort or work work off the extra pounds you have gained over the holidays we must work off the debt • Hypernyms: ↑get rid of, ↑remove • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * work off [phrasal verb …
69work up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you work yourself up, you make yourself feel very upset or angry about something. → See also worked up [V pron refl P into/to n] She worked herself up into a bit of a state... [V pron refl P] Don t just lie there working… …
70work — 1. noun 1) a day s work in the fields Syn: labour, toil, slog, drudgery, exertion, effort; informal grind, sweat; Brit.; informal graft 2) I m looking for work Syn: employment …
