working

working
work|ing [ `wɜrkıŋ ] adjective ***
1. ) a working person has a job:
Sessions run in the evenings to allow working parents to attend.
Compare your own situation with that of other working women.
a ) doing a job that involves mostly physical work:
How will these changes affect the ordinary working man?
2. ) relating to work:
a good working relationship between producers and distributors
After the meeting there will be a working lunch.
working conditions/environment: The strikers are demanding higher wages and better working conditions.
3. ) something that is working can be operated or used:
The dining room has an attractive working fireplace.
a ) a working model of something such as a machine is a small copy of it that works in the same way as the real thing
4. ) satisfactory for a particular purpose but not perfect or completely developed:
Applicants should have a working knowledge of Greek.
This working document could become the draft of an eventual peace agreement.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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