† in-workn.

Etymology: in- prefix¹ 1a(a).

Obsolete. rare.

a. Interior or inside work; work on the inner side.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > [noun] > work done on the inside

in-work1601

1601–2 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) II. 486 Diuers bricklayers raising in-worke of the imbattlements.

b. plural. Inner works or defences of a fortified place.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] > inner works

retrenchment1589

in-works1623

1623 King James VI & I Repl. Parl. in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll. (1659) 136 A Fortification, which must have Out-works and In-works.

1645 S. Rutherford Tryal & Trivmph of Faith (1845) 30 Christ hath taken the castle, both in-works and out-works.

1658 Earl of Monmouth tr. P. Paruta Hist. Venice i. ii. 52 The Commanders not agreeing in the manner how to order their inworks, this so necessary provision was left unperfect.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

in-work adj.

Brit.

/ˌɪnˈwəːk/

U.S.

/ˌɪnˈwərk/

occurring or received during one's employment.

ΚΠ

1988 Guardian 17 Feb. 4/3 This will ensure that unemployed people are aware of the full range of in-work benefits.

1997 Independent 21 July i. 2/4 ‘In-work’ benefits, such as family credit, which were supposed to boost people on low incomes.

2000 N. Fairclough New Labour, New Lang. i. 35 If..we attack these evils (persistent unemployment, inadequate investment in skills, entrenched in-work poverty and discrimination in work) at their source.

单词	in-work
释义	† in-workn. Etymology: in- prefix¹ 1a(a). Obsolete. rare. a. Interior or inside work; work on the inner side. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > [noun] > work done on the inside in-work1601 1601–2 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) II. 486 Diuers bricklayers raising in-worke of the imbattlements. b. plural. Inner works or defences of a fortified place. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] > inner works retrenchment1589 in-works1623 1623 King James VI & I Repl. Parl. in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll. (1659) 136 A Fortification, which must have Out-works and In-works. 1645 S. Rutherford Tryal & Trivmph of Faith (1845) 30 Christ hath taken the castle, both in-works and out-works. 1658 Earl of Monmouth tr. P. Paruta Hist. Venice i. ii. 52 The Commanders not agreeing in the manner how to order their inworks, this so necessary provision was left unperfect. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021). > as lemmas in-work in-work adj. Brit. /ˌɪnˈwəːk/ , U.S. /ˌɪnˈwərk/ occurring or received during one's employment. ΚΠ 1988 Guardian 17 Feb. 4/3 This will ensure that unemployed people are aware of the full range of in-work benefits. 1997 Independent 21 July i. 2/4 ‘In-work’ benefits, such as family credit, which were supposed to boost people on low incomes. 2000 N. Fairclough New Labour, New Lang. i. 35 If..we attack these evils (persistent unemployment, inadequate investment in skills, entrenched in-work poverty and discrimination in work) at their source. extracted from in-prefix¹ < n.1601 as lemmas
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