Working people have jobs which they are paid to do.
Like working women anywhere, Asian women are buying convenience foods.
Synonyms: employed, labouring, in work, in a job More Synonyms of working
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Working people are ordinary people who do not have professional or very highly paid jobs.
The needs and opinions of ordinary working people were ignored.
One or two, in blue suits, might have been bank officials. Others were clearly workingmen.
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A working day or week is the amount of time during a normal day or week which you spend doing your job.
[mainly British]
For doctors, the working day often has no end.
Automation would bring a shorter, more flexible working week.
regional note: in AM, usually use workday, work week
4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A working day is a day on which people go to work.
[mainly British]
Tuesday is the first working day after the three day holiday weekend.
regional note: in AM, usually use workday
5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Your working life is the period of your life in which you have a job or are of a suitable ageto have a job.
He started his working life as a truck driver.
6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
The working population of an area consists of all the people in that area who have a job or who are of asuitable age to have a job.
Almost 13 per cent of the working population is already unemployed.
7. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Working conditions or practices are ones which you have in your job.
The strikers are demanding higher pay and better working conditions.
8. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Working clothes are designed for doing work in, and are intended to be practical rather than attractive.
9. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A working relationship is the relationship you have with someone when you work with them.
A working relationship turned into a very close friendship.
The vice-president seems to have a good working relationship with the president.
10. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A working farm or business exists to do normal work and make a profit, and not only for tourists or as someone's hobby.
11. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
The working parts of a machine are the parts which move and operate the machine, in contrast to the outer case or container in which they are enclosed.
12. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A working model is one that has parts that move.
13. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A working knowledge or majority is not very great, but is enough to be useful.
This book was designed in order to provide a working knowledge of finance and accounts.
Neither candidate won a working majority.
14. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A working title or definition is one which you use when starting to make or do something, but which you are likely to change or improve.
His working title for the script was 'Trust the People'.
15. plural noun
Theworkingsof a piece of equipment, an organization, or a system are the ways in which it operates and the processeswhich are involved in it.
Neural networks are computer systems which mimic the workings of the brain. [+ of]
The bill would give people the right to much more information about the workingsof government.
Synonyms: operation, running, action, method More Synonyms of working
16. plural noun
You can use workings to refer to deep tunnels or holes which have been dug in the ground in order to remove coal, metal, or stone.
...housing which was built above old mine workings.
17. in working order
More Synonyms of working
working in British English
(ˈwɜːkɪŋ)
noun
1.
the operation or mode of operation of something
2.
the act or process of moulding something pliable
3.
a convulsive or jerking motion, as from excitement
4. (often plural)
a part of a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
5. (plural)
the whole system of excavations in a mine
6.
a record of the steps by which the result of a calculation or the solution of a problem is obtained
all working is to be submitted to the examiners
7. rare
slow advance against or as if against resistance
adjective(prenominal)
8.
relating to or concerned with a person or thing that works
working people
9.
concerned with, used in, or suitable for work
working clothes
10.
(of a meal or occasion) during which business discussions are carried on
working lunch
working breakfast
11.
capable of being operated or used
a working model
12.
sufficiently large or accurate to be useful or to accomplish a desired end
a working majority
a working knowledge of German
13.
(of a theory, etc) providing a basis, usually a temporary one, on which operations or procedures may be carried out
working in American English
(ˈwɜrkɪŋ)
adjective
1.
that works
2.
of, for, used in, or taken up by work
a working day, working clothes
3.
sufficient to allow work to be done
a working majority
4.
on which further work is or may be based
a working hypothesis
5.
moving or jerking convulsively, as from emotion
said of the face, features, etc.
noun
6.
the act or process of a person or thing that works
7.
the process of forming or shaping something
8.
convulsive movement or jerking, as of the face
9.
slow or gradual progress involving great effort or exertion
10. [usually pl.]
a part of a mine, quarry, etc. where work is or has been done
Examples of 'working' in a sentence
working
Taking charge of your future begins when you map out detailed plans for your working life.
The Sun (2017)
We are just all working towards making something.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He has just joined a team where the average working day is 8.30am to midnight.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The average person has 11 employers during their working life.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It's been a constant juggle in my working life.
The Sun (2016)
Friendships play a key role, as interesting new faces give you fresh ideas for your working life.
The Sun (2017)
As for the idea that people will stop working when income tax gets too high, that hasn’t been born out in research either.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
Each incident causes an average of 2,000 minutes of delays and the drivers typically lose 29 working days due to trauma.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You cannot expect to like all the people you will work with throughout your working life.
Harris, Jean Everything You Need to Know for Success in Business (1990)
Especially enjoyable was the story of the restoration of the earliest working digital computer.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The whole area was sheet metal working.
The Sun (2011)
We read of people who cannot take up jobs because they would lose money working.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Welcome to the seasonal dislocation that is part of my working life.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But the macho model of extreme working will pose a big challenge.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You have surely lost millions of votes from single working people.
The Sun (2008)
You may ask why we should want a growing working population.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The cast of characters in your working life is changing and you can benefit from this.
The Sun (2008)
Or a working mum juggling job and family.
The Sun (2010)
During their working day they can enjoy the sort of lifestyle normally accessible only to the genuinely wealthy.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Public sector staff are less likely to be disciplined or dismissed for reasons of absence than those working in business.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
And she warned him that all his working out had given him a shape that could not cope with certain patterns.
The Sun (2007)
Keeping computer systems working is essential.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
What's your working process when it comes to writing songs?
The Sun (2013)
So, is the jury system working?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It's certainly fun to feel like you contribute to something working.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
She was born with only half her brain working, the other half being good only for causing fits.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It gets your brain working.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A man who might have been happier working for government in an earlier era, perhaps.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They have been given 45 working days to put forward a plan to provide services to patients that can be sustained in the long term.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Metal working is one of Britain's boom industries.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The tax officials' union is now suing him, and he is no longer working for the government.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He was the first in Britain to undertake this operation, which involved working through the bone of the ear to reach the brain tumour.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
working
British English: working ADJECTIVE
Working people have jobs which they are paid to do.
Like working women anywhere, they are buying convenience foods.
American English: working
Brazilian Portuguese: que trabalha
Chinese: 有工作的
European Spanish: activo
French: qui travailleN
German: berufstätig
Italian: che lavora
Japanese: 仕事を持った
Korean: 일하는
European Portuguese: que trabalha
Latin American Spanish: activo
All related terms of 'working'
ouvrage
work
wark
physical or mental effort directed towards doing or making something
work
People who work have a job, usually one which they are paid to do.
yakka
work
interwork
to weave, blend , or twine together; intertwine
hot working
Hot working is a process in which a metal is shaped under pressure at a fairly high temperature .
working bee
a voluntary group doing a job for charity
working day
a day on which work is done, esp for an agreed or stipulated number of hours in return for a salary or wage
working dog
a dog of suitable breed or training kept for its practical use, such as herding sheep , rather than as a pet or for showing
working man
→ the working man
cold working
Cold working is a process in which metal is shaped at a fairly low temperature. This increases the metal's yield strength but makes it less ductile .
hard-working
If you describe someone as hard-working , you mean that they work very hard.
working class
The working class or the working classes are the group of people in a society who do not own much property , who have low social status, and who do jobs which involve using physical skills rather than intellectual skills.
working girl
a girl or woman who works, esp one who supports herself
working group
A working group is the same as a → working party .
working hour
work-hour
working order
the condition of a mechanism when it is functioning properly
working party
A working party is a committee which is formed to investigate a particular situation or problem and to produce a report containing its opinions and suggestions .
working stiff
A working stiff is a person who has an ordinary job that is not well-paid .
working title
a provisional title
working week
the number of hours or days in a week actually or officially allocated to work
working capital
Working capital is money which is available for use immediately , rather than money which is invested in land or equipment .
working drawing
a scale drawing of a part or assembly that provides a guide for manufacture
working holiday
a trip , sometimes to another country, on which you work
working memory
the current contents of a person's consciousness
working papers
papers or notes showing the intermediate stages of a proposal , solution , etc, arrived at or being worked on
working hypotheses
a suggested explanation for a group of facts or phenomena , accepted as a basis for further verification
working hypothesis
a suggested explanation for a group of facts or phenomena, accepted as a basis for further verification
working substance
the fluid , esp water, steam , or compressed air, that operates an engine , refrigerator , etc
working vacation
a trip , sometimes to another country, on which you work
in working order
A machine or device that is in working order is functioning properly and is not broken .
the working man
working class people collectively
working men's club
A working men's club is a place where working people, especially men, can go to relax , drink alcoholic drinks, and sometimes watch live entertainment .
working relationship
a relationship with a colleague , boss or employee
work in
If you work one substance into another or work it in , you add it to the other substance and mix the two together thoroughly.
work on
to persuade or influence or attempt to persuade or influence
work up
If you work yourself up , you make yourself feel very upset or angry about something.
hard-working taxpayer
Taxpayers are people who pay a percentage of their income to the government as tax .
hot-work
to shape (metal) when hot
workingmen
→ working man
work off
If you work off energy, stress , or anger , you get rid of it by doing something that requires a lot of physical effort.
work out
If you work out a solution to a problem or mystery , you manage to find the solution by thinking or talking about it.
cold work
the craft of shaping metal without heat
fly rail
a horizontally swinging bracket for supporting a drop leaf
hardworking
diligent ; industrious
work back
to work overtime
work over
To work someone over means to beat them very violently.
work through
to resolve (a problem , esp an emotional one), by thinking about it repeatedly and hence lessening its intensity either by gaining insight or by becoming bored by it
Working Families Tax Credit
(in Britain) a means-tested allowance paid to single parents or families who have at least one dependent child, who work at least 16 hours per week , and whose earnings are low. It replaced family credit
short time
If workers are put on short time , they are asked to work fewer hours than the normal working week, because their employer can not afford to pay them a full-time wage .