Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

2 the quantity of goods, materials or food that is produced: Production of saloon cars was up by 8%. о a rise in car production о It is important to monitor production levels.

professional /pra'fejanl/ adjective, noun

adjective

1 [only before noun] connected with a job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education: an opportunity for professional development о trade and professional associations о He began his professional life as a lawyer, о If it's a legal matter, you need to seek professional advice.

О professional qualifications/skills/standards ♦ professional advice/fees/help/services

2 (about people) having a job which needs special training and a high level of education: busy professional couples with two incomes о Most of the people on the course were professional women.

3 showing that sb is well trained and extremely skilled: He dealt with the problem in a highly professional way.

4 suitable or appropriate for sb working in a particular profession: professional conduct/ misconduct IoppI unprofessional

1 (IT) [+ obj or no obj] to give a computer, etc. a set of instructions to make it perform a particular task: The company trained her to program, о The printer can be programmed to handle any font.

2 (AmE) = programme

programmable /'praugraemabl; prau'graem-; AmE 'prou-; prou'g-/ adjective (IT) (about a computer or other machine) able to accept instructions that control how it operates or functions: programmable machine tools

(IT) (also com'puter .program) a set of instructions in code that control the operations or functions of a computer: Load the program into the computer.

to load/download/install/uninstall a program * to run/design/develop/execute/use/write a program

(AmE) = programme

verb (-mm-, AmE also -m-)

1 [u] a thing or things that are owned by sb; a possession or possessions: You should take more care of your property, о All information contained in this report is confidential and remains the property of the company.

3 [C] a building or buildings: If you are trying to rent or buy an office property in London, click here, о There are a lot of empty properties in the area, о More people are looking for investment properties abroad.

О to buy/own/rent/sell a property ♦ a business/an investment/a residential property ♦ a hotel/an office/a retail property

'property bondnoun [C] (BrE)(Finance) a bond sold by insurance companies, who invest the money in property

1 (about goods) made and sold by a particular company and protected by a registered trademark: a proprietary brand/product о Doctors often know drugs by their most common proprietary name, о proprietary medicines -» generic