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单词 work force
释义

work force

or workforce

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noun

the total number of workers in a specific undertaking: a holiday for the company's work force.
the total number of persons employed or employable: a sharp increase in the nation's work force.
Also called labor force.

Origin of work force

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby work force

Work expands to fill the time available for its completion, workfare, work farm, workflow, workfolk, work force, work function, work-furlough, work-harden, work hardening, workhorse
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Example sentences from the Web for work force

  • Still, an increase in work-force participation can help ameliorate the significant Haredi poverty.

    It’s Not Just Arabs: Haredim Don’t Sing Hatikva Either|Yoel Finkelman|March 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • The increase makes it more likely that the government will reach its goal of 63% male Haredi work-force participation by 2020.

    It’s Not Just Arabs: Haredim Don’t Sing Hatikva Either|Yoel Finkelman|March 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for work force

workforce
/ (ˈwɜːkˌfɔːs) /

noun

the total number of workers employed by a company on a specific job, project, etc
the total number of people who could be employedthe country's workforce is growing rapidly
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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