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Meaning of "secondment" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SECONDMENT

From French en second in second rank (or position).
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SECONDMENT

secondment  [sɪˈkɒndmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SECONDMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Secondment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SECONDMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of secondment in the English dictionary

The definition of secondment in the dictionary is a temporary transfer to another job or post within the same organization.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SECONDMENT


amendment
əˈmɛndmənt
astoundment
əˈstaʊndmənt
attendement
əˈtendmənt
attendment
əˈtendmənt
bombardment
ˌbɒmˈbɑːdmənt
commandment
kəˈmɑːndmənt
disbandment
dɪsˈbændmənt
discardment
dɪsˈkɑːdmənt
embedment
ɪmˈbɛdmənt
impoundment
ɪmˈpaʊndmənt
intendment
ɪnˈtɛndmənt
needment
ˈniːdmənt
oddment
ˈɒdmənt
reamendment
ˌriːəˈmɛndmənt
refundment
rɪˈfʌndmənt
remandment
rɪˈmɑːndmənt
rescindment
rɪˈsɪndmənt
unfoldment
ʌnˈfəʊldmənt
weldment
ˈweldmənt
withholdment
wɪðˈhəʊldmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SECONDMENT

secondary modern
secondary modern school
secondary picket
secondary picketing
secondary processes
secondary product
secondary qualities
secondary road
secondary school
secondary school teacher
secondary sexual characteristic
secondary stress
secondary tumour
seconde
secondee
seconder
secondi
secondly
secondo
seconds

WORDS THAT END LIKE SECONDMENT

advertisement
agreement
apartment
assessment
comment
defraudment
department
development
document
element
employment
enfoldment
engagement
entertainment
environment
Equal Rights Amendment
Fifth Amendment
First Amendment
infoldment
retardment

Synonyms and antonyms of secondment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «secondment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SECONDMENT

Find out the translation of secondment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of secondment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «secondment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

借调
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

adscripción
570 millions of speakers

English

secondment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

secondment
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إعارة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прикомандирования
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

destacamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

secondment
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

détachement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peminjaman
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abordnung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

出向
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파견
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Secondment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phái
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

secondment
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेकंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geçici görevlendirme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

distacco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oddelegowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прикомандирування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

detașare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απόσπαση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sekondering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uppehållande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utplassering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of secondment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SECONDMENT»

The term «secondment» is regularly used and occupies the 92.130 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SECONDMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «secondment» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «secondment» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about secondment

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SECONDMENT»

Discover the use of secondment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to secondment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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International Petroleum Accounting
(C) No Secondment may be implemented except (i) in situations requiring particular expertise or involving projects of a technical, operational or economically challenging nature; and (ii) in the manner set out in paragraphs (1) to (7) below.
Charlotte J. Wright, Rebecca A. Gallun, 2005
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Transfer Pricing and the Arm's Length Principle in ...
domestic law interpretation.34 With transfer pricing, a number of factors may be taken into account for the purpose of the domestic qualification of a secondment, including: the contractual arrangement, the duration of the secondment, who has  ...
Jens Wittendorff, 2010
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Finders Keepers: How to Attract and Retain Great Employees
As part of Roche's activities to improve health in the world's poorest countries, a secondment policy has been developed, which enables employees to contribute their skills, expertise and time to help make a difference, primarily in the world's ...
Joydeep Hor, Louise Keats, 2008
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The International Civil Servant: An Endangered Species
It may be said that with its judgment Qiu, Zhou and Yao, the United Nations Administrative Tribunal has largely circumscribed the damage done to the independence of the international civil service by the abuses of secondment implicitly ...
Jacques Lemoine, 1995
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Key Aspects of German Employment and Labour Law
In evaluating the best structure for the secondment agreement, consideration should be given to the documentation required to obtain a work permit for the employee. In some countries it will be necessary for an employee on secondment to ...
Jens Kirchner, Pascal R. Kremp, Michael Magotsch, 2010
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The Handbook of Work Based Learning
Possible limitations associated with short-term or flexible secondments are similar to some of those associated with volunteering, particularly if the secondment comes about largely at your initiative and the employing and host organization are ...
Mr Ian Cunningham, 2012
7
Judgements of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal
... renew his fixed-term appointment and for reappointment as staff member, or for compensation. The Joint Appeals Board concluded that the Applicant was on secondment from his government and that he could not break this tie unilaterally.
Nations Unies. Tribunal administratif, 2007
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International Administration
Section 2: Secondment Article 37 1 . An official on secondment is an established official who, by decision of the appointing authority: (a ) has been directed in the interests of the service: - to serve temporarily in a post outside his institution; ...
Chris De Cooker, 1990
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Patents and Technological Progress in a Globalized World: ...
The question which company is to be deemed the 'real' employer of the inventor employee will depend on the specific definition and qualification of the secondment. 2.2 Duration of Secondment The parties may agree on the duration of a ...
Wolrad Prinz zu Waldeck und Pyrmont, Martin J. Adelman, Robert Brauneis, 2008
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The Design of Educational Exhibits
Accurate prediction of what will happen to a particular person in the secondment pool is impossible, because the whole system for producing the exhibits has to respond to circumstances that change from time to time, so the best that can be ...
M. B. Alt, D. C. Gosling, Dr R S Miles, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SECONDMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term secondment is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Malaysia Airlines to second pilots to other airlines
Executives said the message to the pilots indicated that the secondment was part of the network rationalisation plan, which involves capacity cuts and ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
2
Adult mental health review calls council staff secondment "costly …
A report to the committee says the secondment arrangements “do not appear to have delivered service improvement or efficiency gains to date”. It is described ... «getreading, Jun 15»
3
BPS Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology secondment
Each year the Society's Research Board and POST collaborate in a joint initiative to fund one three month secondment per year to POST (7, Millbank, ... «The British Psychological Society, May 15»
4
Treasury reveals level of Big Four secondments
THE TREASURY has revealed the extent to which it uses secondments from the Big Four, quashing claims the firms hold an "undue influence" over the ... «Accountancy Age, May 15»
5
Tories slam secondment deals
Tories slam secondment deals. Province to reimburse ... Under secondment deals, the province will pay back the employers of Paul McKie and other. WAYNE ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Apr 15»
6
Prince Harry: British royal to embed with SAS, NORFORCE during …
Prince Harry will spend time with SAS commandos and the NORFORCE reconnaissance regiment as part of his four-week secondment to the Australian military. «ABC Online, Apr 15»
7
Opinion: Secondment of Employees - Would Ambiguity on Taxation …
Taxation of secondment arrangements in India seems to be a relentless debate from an income tax perspective since judicial rulings seem to leave more issues ... «NDTV, Mar 15»
8
Prince Harry to join Australian Army on four-week secondment in …
Prince Harry will be embedded with the Australia Army next month with Sydney, Darwin and Perth featuring in his "challenging program", the Australian Defence ... «ABC Online, Mar 15»
9
Prince Harry to quit armed forces after secondment to Australian …
Prince Harry is reportedly considering a short secondment to an army unit in Australia before he ends his military career. The 30-year-old has been in the Armed ... «ABC Online, Feb 15»
10
Laws announces 'exceptional' middle leaders secondment plan
He will claim the secondment of middle leaders will bring strong leadership into challenging schools and provide development opportunities for those teachers ... «Schools Week, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Secondment [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/secondment>. Jun 2026 ».
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