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work‧ing1 S1 W1
[only before noun]
[only before noun]1
a) having a job that you are paid for [↪ employed]:
b) old-fashioned having a physical or practical job
2 the time that people spend doing their job : 
In a normal working day, I see around 6 or 7 clients.We do a 37-hour working week.
working hours/day/week
In a normal working day, I see around 6 or 7 clients.We do a 37-hour working week.3 a day of the week when most people work. In Britain and the US this is usually Monday to Friday [= workday]: It will be returned within three working days (=three days, not including weekends or public holidays).
working day
It will be returned within three working days (=three days, not including weekends or public holidays).4 the situation in which you work, especially the physical things such as pay or safety : improvements in working conditions
working conditions/environment etc
BECimprovements in working conditions5 the way in which you do your job : training in up-to-date working practices
working practices/methods
training in up-to-date working practices7 working properly and not broken
(in) working order
be in good/perfect/full etc working order The car was old, but the engine was still in good working order.
The car was old, but the engine was still in good working order.8 the way that people work together
working relationship
working relationship with/between They want to establish a better working relationship between medical and nursing staff.
They want to establish a better working relationship between medical and nursing staff.9 enough knowledge of a system, subject, language etc to be able to use it or to do a particular job :
a working knowledge of something
10 clothes which you wear for work or are designed for people to work in
working clothes
also work clothes13 a definition, idea etc that may not be exactly right but is good enough to use when you start working on something
working definition/theory/title
14 enough support in parliament for a government to continue making laws and ruling a country
working majority
British English16TD the part of a person's or computer's memory which stores information about the thing being worked on now
