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" A lot of white-collar work requires less of the routine, rule-based, what we might call algorithmic set of capabilities, and more of the harder-to-outsource, harder-to-automate, non-routine, creative, juristic - as the scholars call it - abilities."
Daniel H. Pink

Meaning of "white-collar" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF WHITE-COLLAR

white-collar


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHITE-COLLAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
White-Collar is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WHITE-COLLAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of white-collar in the English dictionary

The definition of white-collar in the dictionary is of, relating to, or designating nonmanual and usually salaried workers employed in professional and clerical occupations.



WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHITE-COLLAR

white-coat hypertension · white-coat syndrome · white-collar crime · white-collar worker · white-eye · white-faced · white-footed mouse · white-fronted tern · white-haired · white-haired boy · white-hat · white-headed · white-headed boy · white-hot · white-knuckle · white-lipped peccary · white-livered · White-Out · white-slaver · white-spotted hyla

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHITE-COLLAR

blue-collar · caterpillar · collar · dog collar · dollar · eurodollar · flea collar · green-collar · half-a-dollar · half-dollar · head collar · hot under the collar · Mandarin collar · Peter Pan collar · petrodollar · pink-collar · sand dollar · shawl collar · sollar · top dollar · wing collar

Synonyms and antonyms of white-collar in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WHITE-COLLAR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «white-collar» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «white-collar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHITE-COLLAR

Find out the translation of white-collar to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of white-collar from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «white-collar» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

白领的
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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de oficina
570 millions of speakers
en

English

white-collar
510 millions of speakers
hi

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सफेद कॉलर
380 millions of speakers
ar

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ذوي الياقات البيضاء
280 millions of speakers
ru

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белых воротничков
278 millions of speakers
pt

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de colarinho branco
270 millions of speakers
bn

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বাবু
260 millions of speakers
fr

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de bureau
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ms

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kolar putih
190 millions of speakers
de

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Büro-
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ja

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頭脳労働の
130 millions of speakers
ko

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사무직의
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Kalung putih
85 millions of speakers
vi

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gấu trắng
80 millions of speakers
ta

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வெள்ளை காலர்
75 millions of speakers
mr

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पांढरपेशी
75 millions of speakers
tr

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Beyaz yaka
70 millions of speakers
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impiegatizio
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pl

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umysłowych
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uk

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білих комірців
40 millions of speakers
ro

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alb - guler
30 millions of speakers
el

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λευκό κολάρο-
15 millions of speakers
af

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wit - kraag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tjänstemän
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hvit-snipp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of white-collar

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITE-COLLAR»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about white-collar

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8 QUOTES WITH «WHITE-COLLAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word white-collar.
1
Preet Bharara
The aggressive use of wiretaps is important: It shows that we are targeting white-collar insider-trading rings with the same powerful investigative tools that have worked so successfully against the mob and drug cartels.
2
John Grisham
Prisons are fascinating places, especially when the inmates are educated white-collar types.
3
Michio Kaku
The job market of the future will consist of those jobs that robots cannot perform. Our blue-collar work is pattern recognition, making sense of what you see. Gardeners will still have jobs because every garden is different. The same goes for construction workers. The losers are white-collar workers, low-level accountants, brokers, and agents.
4
Natsuo Kirino
It's a very confusing experience living as a woman in Japan. If your husband is white-collar, the wife is blue. Even if you marry a person of status, the wife inevitably remains a rung below.
5
Sara Paretsky
The possibility of bringing white-collar criminals to justice is ever receding over the horizon.
6
Sara Paretsky
I spent 10 years as a marketing manager. I've found my experience in the financial world invaluable background for writing about white-collar crimes.
7
Tom Peters
The workplace revolution that transformed the lives of blue-collar workers in the 1970s and 1980s is finally reaching the offices and cubicles of the white-collar workers.
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Daniel H. Pink
A lot of white-collar work requires less of the routine, rule-based, what we might call algorithmic set of capabilities, and more of the harder-to-outsource, harder-to-automate, non-routine, creative, juristic - as the scholars call it - abilities.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHITE-COLLAR»

Discover the use of white-collar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to white-collar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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White Collar: The American Middle Classes
This landmark volume demonstrates how the conditions and styles of middle class life--originating from elements of both the newer lower and upper classes--represent modern society as a whole.
C. Wright Mills, 2002
2
Choosing White-Collar Crime
The book concludes with reasons for believing that problems of white-collar crime will continue unchecked in the increasingly global economy and calls for strengthened citizen movements to rein in the increases.
Neal Shover, Andrew Hochstetler, 2005
3
Trusted Criminals: White Collar Crime In Contemporary Society
This comprehensive text helps students understand the problems involved in studying white collar crime, explanations for crime, the principal focus of the crimes, and the character of the legal and criminal justice response to the crime.
David Friedrichs, 2009
4
White-Collar Crime: Detection, Prevention and Strategy in ...
Executive positions involved in crime, white-collar crime analysis, response to crime suspicion, corporate social responsibility, and corporate reputation damage and repair are some of the core topics of this book.
Petter Gottschalk, 2010
5
White-Collar Crime: The Essentials: The Essentials
This is an easily-supplemented resource for any course that covers white collar crime.
Brian K. Payne, 2012
6
White-Collar Crime and Criminal Careers
Weisburd and Waring offer here the first detailed examination of the white-collar criminal career.
David Weisburd, Elin Waring, 2001
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Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams
For millions of Americans, these stories will serve as familiar reminders of the struggles of achieving the American Dream.
Alfred Lubrano, 2010
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International Handbook of White-Collar and Corporate Crime
The International Handbook of White-Collar and Corporate Crime Edited by Henry N. Pontell, University of California, Irvine Gilbert Geis, University of California, Irvine Insider trading.
Henry N. Pontell, Gilbert L. Geis, 2010
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White-Collar Crime Reconsidered
An exploration of the inner workings of the individuals, corporations, and government agencies implicated in the self-interested abuse of their economic and societal privilege.
Kip Schlegel, David Weisburd, 1994
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Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime
From Enron to Martha Stewart, white-collar crime has become a topic of almost daily news. Is it greed, arrogance, naivete, elitism, or merely a reflection of our times?
Lawrence M. Salinger, 2005

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHITE-COLLAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term white-collar is used in the context of the following news items.
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Think white-collar prison is 'Club Fed?' It's not
"I don't want to go to jail," is a statement often heard on a trading desk. Sometimes it's said jokingly, but other times it has more merit. The fear of doing hard time ... «CNBC, Apr 15»
2
Why Nobody Is Really Happy With New Guidelines For Punishing …
DOJ is worried that the intent clarification could allow white-collar criminals to claim they never meant to hurt anyone. A fraudster running a Ponzi scheme who is ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
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Abe camp's push for white-collar merit pay seen as no-overtime …
The white-collar exemption system the government hopes to implement would scrap working-hour limits on highly skilled professionals such as foreign ... «The Japan Times, Apr 15»
4
White-collar, $125K-income Eastside homeowners: Is this the …
In one community near Lake Sammamish, the median annual household income is just about $125,000 — which some say is “about as middle class as it gets.”. «The Seattle Times, Mar 15»
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Orange is the New White-Collar
White-collar crime—a rubric that includes not just Ponzi schemes, but also a bevy of ... “White-collar” offenses made up 9.4 percent of federal criminal cases ... «Fortune, Jul 14»
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