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verk — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • agency noun A business or organization that provides a particular service, often acting on behalf of others.
  • rank noun A person's position or level in a hierarchy, such as in the military or an organisation.
  • utility noun The quality of being useful or practical.
  • work noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.

Senses

verk is used for these senses in English:

  • agency A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by, such unit of government.
  • oeuvre A work of art, music or literature.
  • rank (music) In a pipe organ, a set of pipes of a certain quality for which each pipe corresponds to one key or pedal.
  • utility (business, finance, by extension) A natural or legal monopoly distributer of such a utility; or, the securities of such a provider.
  • work (countable) A literary, artistic, or intellectual production; a creative work.

agency — full definition

  1. noun A business or organization that provides a particular service, often acting on behalf of others.
  2. noun A person's capacity to act independently and make their own choices.
  3. noun A department or branch of government responsible for a specific area.

rank — full definition

  1. noun A person's position or level in a hierarchy, such as in the military or an organisation.
  2. noun A position in an ordered list, especially by quality or importance.
  3. verb To assign a position in an order, or to hold such a position.
  4. adj Having a strong, unpleasant smell or taste.
  5. adj Complete or extreme, used to intensify something negative.

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