n
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see area, influence.
n
A period of fast economic growth.
adj
Alternative form of built in
n
Alternative form of by-product [A secondary product; something made incidentally during the production of something else.]
n
(obsolete) A space within limits; an area.
n
A set of circumstances causing a crisis; a juncture.
adj
(idiomatic) Spanning an entire lifetime, from birth to death.
n
A person who works up until the deadline.
v
To assign a position to something, or to locate something at a particular place
n
That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap.
v
Alternative form of fail-safe [To compensate automatically, in the event of a failure.]
n
(law) Abbreviation of finance. [The management of money and other assets.]
n
Alternative spelling of flexitime [An arrangement that allows employees to set their own working hours within agreed limits; normally must include certain periods (core time) when they must be at work.]
n
A front organization that appears to be an independent voluntary association or charitable organization.
n
(US) A diplomatic post associated with difficult living conditions.
v
(US, intransitive) To establish headquarters.
adj
In an original position.
adj
in its original position or place
adj
Alternative form of in country [(military, US) In combat in a foreign country, especially in Vietnam during the Vietnam War]
adv
Alternative spelling of in house [Occurring within an establishment, using existing personnel, facilities, and supplies, as opposed to at some external supplier or customer.]
adj
Alternative spelling of in situ [in its original position or place]
adj
Alternative spelling of in-house
adv
(colloquial) In or to prison.
n
A required job or task; a job that requires a substantial amount of effort.
v
(intransitive) To reside on the premises of one's employer (used especially of domestic staff such as nannies, cooks, maids, etc.)
n
(chiefly US) An activity or task assigned or undertaken for the sake of activity or busy-ness, rather than because of a particular need.
v
(surveying) To place the theodolite or total station at (a point).
n
(retail) The smallest single unit sold by wholesalers to retailers, usually one retail display box.
adj
(of goods or services) Obtained by outsourcing
n
An employee who was originally hired on a freelance basis (on a fixed-term contract) but has become permanent (but not necessarily with the same benefits as a full-time employee)
v
(transitive) To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.
n
One who places or arranges something.
v
Put (something somewhere) firmly; to place or position.
n
(figuratively) A situation suitable to perform some action.
v
To assign to a station; to set; to place.
n
(North Carolina, Tennessee) An officer appointed to procession lands
n
Alternative spelling of proof of work [(cryptography, cryptocurrencies) A form of cryptographic zero-knowledge proof.]
n
Obsolete form of rank. [A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers.]
v
To place abreast, or in a line.
n
Obsolete form of rank. [A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers.]
n
Alternative form of right-shoring [(business) Restructuring a company to achieve an optimal balance of operations performed locally and operations moved to foreign countries.]
adj
(Australia, of a person) Scheduled to work a particular shift, time, or day; unavailable due to work.
v
(hypercorrect) Obsolete form of situate. [(transitive) To place on or into a physical location.]
n
The emergency service that performs or coordinates such efforts.
n
The time for which a vehicle or machine is out of service for repair.
n
The posture or position of a thing.
v
(transitive) To place on or into a physical location.
n
A linear payscale operated by some large organizations that allows flexibility for local and specific conditions.
adj
(attributive) Of rules or regulations, forbidding the populace to leave their domicile except under emergency or other special circumstances, especially for purposes of quarantine.
v
(specifically) To work at a position temporarily until a permanent appointment or hire is made.
n
The first position in a ranking.
n
(uncountable, accounting) A portion of inventory that represents goods which are no longer salable as raw materials, but not yet salable as finished goods, work in process.
n
(US) A strategy for handling market slowdowns where employees' hours are reduced rather than incurring layoffs.
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