Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

'word .processornoun [c] (abbr WP) a computer that runs a word processing program and is usually used for writing letters, reports, etc.

,words and .figures differ (also .words and

.figures do not a'gree) phrase (only used in written English)

if a bank returns a cheque with the phrase words and figures differ written on it, it means that the amount written on the cheque in words is different from the amount written in figures [syn] amounts

differ |б07 work

You've been working too hard. Take a break, о My boss works very long hours, о What project are you working on? о We need to work at improving customer service.

[no obj] to make efforts to achieve sth: We're working hard to find a solution to the problem.

[+ obj] to make yourself/sb work, especially very hard: She works her staff hard and pays them well.

[+ obj] to manage or operate sth in order to gain benefit from it: Some of the sales reps have to work a very large area.

[no obj] to function; to operate: My phone isn't working, о The new search engine works well, о The article examines how companies work.

[+ obj] to make a machine, device, etc. operate: teaching customers how to work a VCR о The machine is worked by wind power.

[no obj] to have the result or effect that you want: Our plan didn't work, о The new informal meetings just aren't working, о We think the new appraisal system works well.

[no obj] to have a particular effect: The fact that he is so young could work against him. о The strength of the local currency worked in our favour.

[+ obj or no obj] to move or pass to a particular place or state, usually gradually: She worked her way from sales assistant to senior manager. [QZl'work it/things (informal) to arrange sth in a particular way, especially by being clever: I managed to work it so that I could have a day free for sightseeing, work to 'rule to follow the rules of your job in a very strict way in order to cause delay, as a form of protest against your employer or your working conditions work-to-rule idioms at advantage, ground noun, long

ШЗЭ .work 'outto develop in a successful way: My first job didn't work out. .work 'out (at sth) if sth works out at sth, you calculate that it will be a particular amount: That works out at almost $500. о It would work out cheaper to fly. .work sth 'out 1 to calculate an amount or the cost of sth: We need to work out how much it will cost. 2 to find the answer to sth; to solve sth: I finally worked out what the problem was. 3 to plan or think of sth: Have you worked out the best way to do it? [syn] figure sth out 'work to sth to follow a plan, timetable, etc: to work to a budget о We're working to a very tight deadline (= we have little time in which to do the work), 'work towards sth to try to reach or achieve a goal: We're working towards a profit of $2 million this year, .work sth 'up to spend time developing sth: to work up a business plan • noun

see also: assignment work, contingent make--, out of welfare to -

[u] the job that a person does: I'm looking for work, о I started work as soon as I left school, о (BrE) Official figures show that the number of people in work (= who have a job) has risen by 65 000 this year, о What line of work are you in (- what type of work do you do)? [syn] employment

See note at job