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work in progressnoun (plural works in progress)1An unfinished project that is still being added to or developed: the book itself is still a work in progress [mass noun]: the days give students the opportunity to present their work in progress...- Her father was there to premiere a work-in-progress cut of a film he had spent years wrestling with.
- Entrants have until March 3 to submit 15-30 pages of a work-in-progress project.
- They could stick it in one of his work-in-progress films, without a need to hire a stunt double.
1.1 [mass noun] (In accounting) the total value of the materials and labour for unfinished projects: the board had estimated the value of its work in progress as £6,145...- They all sat down with their insurance agents to assign liability for past projects and work in progress, should a claim arise.
- The goal is to have the maximum amount of work in progress, with batches of inventory for other departments.
- Productive expenditure embraces expenditure for items that are not capitalized either as fixed assets or as inventory/work-in-progress.
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