työ — meaning in English

English meaning

• avocation noun Something that pulls your attention away from your main task.
• 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 Something that pulls your attention away from your main task.
2. noun An activity you do for enjoyment, separate from your main job.
3. noun Something that distracts you from your usual job or duties.
4. noun The regular tasks and activities that take up someone's time.

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 organization.
3. noun A matter or affair that is someone's concern or responsibility.

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