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application

application

528 2.4
A written request for something, for example a job or a place at school
  • noun
  • /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən/
translation icon : solicitud
  • If you fill out this application, do it correctly the first time.
  • an application form
  • the application process
  • submit an application

What you are filling out is an application for the EIDL loan.

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Examples

  • Oh, you know, just picking up my application for transfer.

  • I checked his visa application, the purpose for travel was given as 'medical treatment'.

  • So being able to show that in your application, I think it's really key.

  • The review of this application took eight years.

  • An online application may not reflect who this person is.

  • We'll even pay the application fee.

  • You can fill out this application.

  • My application to the FBI.

  • I need your feedback on my application for Tsinghua.

  • I submitted my application for the scholarship last week.

Synonyms

request
vsapplication
1.0

A polite, formal asking for something to be done or given

is a formal written plea for jobs, help, or admission
requisition
vsapplication
  • Formal
15 6.7

An official form used to ask for goods or equipment in an office

is a general formal written plea for jobs or admission rather than internal orders
application form
vsapplication
8 2.0

A document with questions to fill in when you apply for a job or a course

is the formal written ask made by completing that document

Compounds

A written form you fill in to ask for a job

Putting an idea or theory to use in real life

8 2.4

A request you send to a bank to borrow money

A document with questions to fill in when you apply for a job or a course

patent application
  • Specialized
7 4.9

An official request to get rights to a new invention from the government

A sum of money you pay when you ask to be chosen for something like a job or school

1 3.5

A written request to a bank for a loan to buy a house

A formal request to a bank or lender to borrow money, for example to get a credit card

application program
  • Specialized
1 3.2

Computer software that helps you do specific tasks like writing or managing files

active application
  • Specialized
4.3

A computer program that is running and showing on the screen so you can use it

A programming language that uses terms familiar to its users

4.2

A computer program that uses little memory and runs well on phones or old laptops

A program that reads, understands, or writes human language text

How Formal

appeal
  • Formal
365 6.1
petition
  • Formal
216 4.1
application
528 2.4

Surface Forms

application singular
applications plural

Morphology

application = apply (transparent) = apply + ation

Derived from the verb 'apply' in the sense 'to make a formal request'; the noun is the direct nominalization.

Etymology

Application comes from the verb apply, which long ago also came to mean 'to ask for something'. So an application for a job or school is a written 'request' you send to ask for that place or position.