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internship

internship

110 3.5
A temporary job that gives practical training in a profession for students or recent graduates
  • noun
  • /ˈɪnˌtɜrnˌʃɪp/
translation icon : prácticas
  • But then in my second year summer, I did an internship at this little startup.
  • internship experience
  • internship program
  • internship training

And she is pitching herself for a local internship in The Newsroom.

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Examples

  • My office is offering a summer internship.

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012)

  • So I did an internship at an investment bank.

  • Yeah, my wife has to be at her new internship that week that you start.

  • So they were part of our internship competition.

  • Some states require that if you have an internship candidate, you have to pay them.

  • So a lot of the students here will probably be getting internships or jobs very soon.

  • I just procured an internship at the Central Park Zoo!

    Tim Kochis: Purple Heart (2013)

  • She had a summer internship studying rabbits, which was cool.

  • Her junior year, she won a coveted internship in New York, loved it, and vowed to return.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • I was scheduled to start a summer internship with a magazine in New York City.

Synonyms

apprenticeship
vsinternship
24 3.5

A period of work when a person learns a trade from an experienced worker

is usually shorter and aimed at students seeking practical temporary training
externship
vsinternship
  • US
1 6.4

A short time of practical work for students in a real workplace like a hospital

lasts longer and involves broader workplace responsibilities for trainees
traineeship
vsinternship
  • UK
4.9

A time of paid work and training that prepares someone for a job

is shorter and focuses on hands on workplace experience

How Advanced

fellowship
  • Specialized
50 6.0
residency
  • Specialized
44 6.3
experience
∞ 1.5
internship
110 3.5
placement
  • Specialized
57 3.4

Surface Forms

internship singular
internships plural

Morphology

internship = intern (transparent) = intern + ship

The word clearly denotes the condition, status, or period of being an intern, which is a standard and productive use of the suffix '-ship'.

Etymology

Internship comes from intern, a word meaning 'inside', and the ending -ship, which shows a role, as in friendship. So an internship is the role of being an 'inside' trainee, a temporary job where you learn by working at a company or hospital.