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Meaning of "work-in" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF WORK-IN

ˈwɜːkɪn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WORK-IN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Work-In 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 WORK-IN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Work-in

A work-in is a form of direct action, where a group of workers whose jobs are under threat resolve to remain in their place of employment and continue producing without pay. The intention is usually to show that their place of work still has long-term viability, or can be effectively self-managed by the workers.

Definition of work-in in the English dictionary

The definition of work-in in the dictionary is a form of industrial action in which a factory that is to be closed down is occupied and run by its workers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WORK-IN

calkin · Deakin · firkin · gherkin · interleukin · jerkin · Larkin · malkin · mawkin · merkin · morkin · parkin · perkin · Suakin · Wrekin

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WORK-IN

work permit · work placement · work prospects · work space · work station · work surface · work through · work up · work-harden · work-hardening · work-in-progress · work-rule · work-sharer · work-sharing · work-study · work-study student · work-to-rule · work-worn · work/life balance · workability

WORDS THAT END LIKE WORK-IN

all-in · break-in · built-in · check-in · drive-in · fill-in · in-and-in · live-in · lived-in · lock-in · look-in · love-in · plug-in · run-in · stand-in · step-in · trade-in · tuck-in · walk-in · weigh-in

Synonyms and antonyms of work-in in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «work-in» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF WORK-IN

Find out the translation of work-in to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

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

Translator English - Chinese

工作,在
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

trabajar en
570 millions of speakers
en

English

work-in
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

वर्क
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العمل في
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

работать - в
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

trabalhar -in
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

কাজ-ইন
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

travailler en
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kerja-kerja
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

arbeiten - in
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

働くイン
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

작업 에
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Work-in
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm việc trong
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

வேலை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

कार्य-इन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

sokuşturmak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

lavorare - in
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

pracy w
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

працювати -в
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Work- in
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εργαστούν στο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

werk - in
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arbetar -in
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

arbeid under
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WORK-IN»

Discover the use of work-in in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to work-in and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Work in the Spirit: Toward a Theology of Work
Although there have been many popular books on the Christian understanding of work, this is the first scholarly effort to articulate a developed Protestant theology.
Miroslav Volf, 1991
2
Farmers and Fishermen: Two Centuries of Work in Essex ...
Daniel Vickers examines the shifting labor strategies used by colonists as New England evolved from a string of frontier settlements to a mature society on the brink of industrialization.
Daniel Vickers, 1994
3
Work in the 21st Century: An Introduction to Industrial and ...
KEY FEATURES Cutting-edge topics and research coverage: includes the Five Factor Theory of Personality, the Big Eight theory of competencies, emotional intelligence, culture and emotions, genetics and job satisfaction, achieving balance ...
Frank J. Landy, Jeffrey M. Conte, 2010
4
Groups: A Guide to Small Group Work in Healthcare, ...
Provides a practical guide to when and how to use small group work in educational, organisational and research settings.
Glyn Elwyn, Trisha Greenhalgh, Fraser Macfarlane, 2001
5
Ways with Words: Language, Life and Work in Communities and ...
This book, first published in 1983, traces language patterns and cultural differences between 'Roadville' and 'Tracton'.
Shirley Brice Heath, 1983
6
Handbook of Social Work in Health and Aging
Ambitious and multi-dimensional, this handbook represents the best research on health and aging available to social workers today.
Professor of Health and Mental Health Columbia University Barbara Berkman Helen Rehr/Ruth Fizdale Chair, 2006
7
Making Competition Work in Electricity
An expert's perspective on how competition can make this industry work.
Sally Hunt, 2002
8
Practical Work in Secondary Science: A Minds-On Approach
A comprehensive guide To The theory and practice of teaching minds-on practical work in secondary science.
Ian Abrahams, 2011
9
Chopsticks Only Work in Pairs: Gender Unity and Gender ...
-- Emily Chao, The China Quarterly
Shanshan Du, 2013
10
People and Work in Events and Conventions: A Research ...
This book examines the role of people who work in events, meetings and conventions by looking at the context in which they work, and presenting theories, perspectives underlying trends of employment in this sector.
Tom Baum, Margaret Deery, Clare Hanlon, 2009
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Work-In [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/work-in-1>. Apr 2024 ».
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