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työ — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • avocation noun A calling away; a diversion.
  • business noun The activity of making, buying, or selling goods or services to earn money.
  • career noun The series of jobs a person has over the course of their working life, especially in one field.
  • distance noun The amount of space between two points or places.
  • job noun A paid position of regular employment.
  • living adj Alive, currently existing (as opposed to dead or extinct).
  • occupation noun A person's job or profession.
  • work noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.
  • working adj Currently employed or in paid work.

Senses

työ is used for these senses in English:

  • avocation Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.
  • business (countable) A person's occupation, work, or trade.
  • career One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously and/or over a long period of time.
  • distance The entire amount of progress to an objective.
  • job A task.
  • job An economic role for which a person is paid.
  • job (computing) A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).
  • living Financial means; a means of maintaining life; livelihood

avocation — full definition

  1. noun A calling away; a diversion.
  2. noun A hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit.
  3. noun That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation.
  4. noun Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.

business — full definition

  1. noun The activity of making, buying, or selling goods or services to earn money.
  2. noun A particular company or commercial organisation.
  3. noun A matter or affair that is someone's concern or responsibility.

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