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to work
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to set up
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unemployed
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to look for
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job
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to sack
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to apply
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salary
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boss
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to get
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to do
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overtime
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to promote
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to resign
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to retire
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to run
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redundant
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work shift
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freelance
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part time
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self-employed
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temporary
to work
to work
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to do a job or task, usually for a company or organization, in order to receive money

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Grammatical Information:

transitive
to set up
to set up
Verb
uk flag
/sˈɛt ˈʌp/

to establish a fresh entity, such as a company, system, or organization

abolish

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
set
phrase's particle
up
unemployed
unemployed
Adjective
u
ʌ
n
n
e
ɪ
m
m
p
p
l
l
o
ɔ
y
ɪ
e
d
d

without a job and seeking employment

employed
to look for
to look for
Verb
uk flag
/lˈʊk fɔːɹ/

to try to find something or someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
look
phrase's particle
for
job
job
noun
j
ʤ
o
ɑ:
b
b

the work that we do regularly to earn money

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to sack
to sack
Verb
s
s
a
æ
ck
k

to dismiss someone from their job

hire

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to apply
to apply
Verb
a
ə
pp
p
l
l
y

to formally request something, such as a place at a university, a job, etc.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
salary
salary
noun
s
s
a
æ
l
l
a
ɜ
r
r
y
i

an amount of money we receive for doing our job, usually monthly

boss
boss
noun
b
b
o
ɔ
ss
s

a person who is in charge of a large organization or has an important position there

to get
to get
Verb
g
g
e
ɛ
t
t

to receive or come to have something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to do
Verb
d
d
o
u:

(dummy verb) to perform an action that is specified by a noun

Grammatical Information:

transitive
overtime
overtime
noun
uk flag
/ˈoʊvɝˌtaɪm/

the extra hours a person works at their job

to promote
to promote
Verb
p
p
r
r
o
ə
m
m
o
t
t
e

to move to a higher position or rank

demote

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to resign
to resign
Verb
uk flag
/ɹiˈsaɪn/, /ɹiˈzaɪn/, /ɹɪˈzaɪn/

to officially announce one's departure from a job, position, etc.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to retire
to retire
Verb
r
r
e
ɪ
t
t
i
aɪə
r
r
e

to leave your job and stop working, usually on reaching a certain age

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to run
Verb
r
r
u
ʌ
n
n

to own, manage, or organize something such as a business, campaign, a group of animals, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
redundant
redundant
Adjective
r
r
e
ɪ
d
d
u
ə
n
n
d
d
a
ə
n
n
t
t

surpassing what is needed or required, and so, no longer of use

work shift
work shift
noun
uk flag
/wˈɜːk ʃˈɪft/

the time that a person is required to be working or present at work

Grammatical Information:

compound noun
freelance
freelance
noun
f
f
r
r
ee
i
l
l
a
æ
n
n
c
s
e

an individual who works independently without having a long-term contract with companies

part time
Adjective
uk flag
/pˈɑːɹt tˈaɪm/

working less hours than what is standard or customary

full-time
self-employed
self-employed
Adjective
uk flag
/sˈɛlfɛmplˈɔɪd/

working for oneself rather than for another

salaried
temporary
noun
t
t
e
ɛ
m
m
p
p
o
ɜ
r
r
a
ɛ
r
r
y
i

an individual who is employed for a limited time

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