Meaning
The work a person does for many years, and the way that work grows over time.
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Word origin
From French carriere, a road or a racecourse, from Latin carrus meaning a wheeled cart.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- carriere
- English cognates
- car
Grammar
Examples
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A "career" is work over many years, not one job for a week.
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You "start" a career when you begin that kind of work.
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Here "career" means all the work life in front of you.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 8: career, manager, pardon and 7 more words.