Master in Business
- noun
:
Máster en Negocios
- hyhy is pursuing his Masters in Business.
Examples
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After studying for two years, he finally received his Master in Business degree.
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She earned her Master in Business to advance her career in finance.
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Candidates for the degrees of Master in Business Administration and Doctor of Business Administration will rise.
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Many students choose a Master in Business to gain specialized knowledge in management.
Synonyms
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A degree taken after university that teaches business and management
A university degree you study after your first degree that teaches how to manage businesses
How Advanced
- Specialized
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7.0
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2.7
149
2.8
307
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'master' denotes a postgraduate degree and the prepositional phrase 'in business' specifies the field, so a learner who knows the constituent words can infer a postgraduate degree focused on business. Although English uses varying idioms (e.g. 'Master of Business Administration'), the pattern 'master + in/of + field' is cross-linguistically common and thus immediately interpretable by B1 learners.
Etymology
The degree Master in Business comes from the old idea of a master, someone who has learned a trade very well. Imagine a young worker training in a shop until they become the head of the trade; 'in business' names the field of companies, so the degree means 'advanced training to lead in business'.