career in English: The work a person does for many years, and the way that work grows over time. (noun)

Translation

The work a person does for many years, and the way that work grows over time.

Word origin

From French carriere, a road or a racecourse, from Latin carrus meaning a wheeled cart.

Gender

Pluralcareers

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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.

later.

Here "career" means all the work life in front of you.

job

The work a person does regularly to earn money, or a task that must be done.

work

To do a job or use effort to make or finish something.

office

A room or building where people work at desks, often using computers and phones.

manager

The person in charge of a shop, a team, or a group of workers.

life

The state of being alive, or the time between birth and death.

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