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  • 11working — Attempting to complete the remaining part of a trade, by finding either buyers or sellers for the rest. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * working work‧ing [ˈwɜːkɪŋ ǁ ˈwɜːr ] adjective [only before a noun] 1. working people have jobs that they… …

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  • 12working — work|ing1 W1S1 [ˈwə:kıŋ US ˈwə:r ] adj [only before noun] 1.) a) having a job that you are paid for →↑employed ▪ a working mother ▪ Many working women rely on relatives for childcare. ▪ A smaller working population will have to support a growing… …

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  • 13Working Men's Club and Institute Union — The Working Men s Club and Institute Union (CIU or C IU) is a voluntary association of private members clubs in Great Britain Northern Ireland, with about 3,000 associate clubs. One club in the Republic of Ireland, the City of Dublin Working Men… …

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  • 14working — 1 adjective (only before noun) 1 HAVING A JOB a) having a job that you are paid for: a working mother b) having a job that requires physical rather than intellectual skill: an ordinary working man 2 CLOTHES working clothes are designed for people …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15working — work|ing [ wɜrkıŋ ] adjective *** 1. ) a working person has a job: Sessions run in the evenings to allow working parents to attend. Compare your own situation with that of other working women. a ) doing a job that involves mostly physical work:… …

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  • 16working */*/*/ — UK [ˈwɜː(r)kɪŋ] / US [ˈwɜrkɪŋ] adjective 1) a) a working person has a job Sessions run in the evenings to allow working parents to attend. Compare your own situation with that of other working women. b) doing a job that involves mostly physical… …

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  • 17working stiff — n. a working man; a man who must work to live. (See also stiff.) □ But does the working stiff really care about all this economic stuff? □ All the working stiffs want is a raise …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 18working person — noun an employee who performs manual or industrial labor • Syn: ↑workman, ↑workingman, ↑working man • Derivationally related forms: ↑workmanship (for: ↑workman) • …

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  • 19man and boy — idi ever since childhood: He s been working, man and boy, for 50 years[/ex] …

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  • 20Working Title Films — is a British film production company, based in London, England. The company was founded by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in the late 1960s. It produces feature films and some television productions. Eric Fellner and Bevan are the co owners of the …

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