work study
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4.1
- noun
- UK
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estudio de trabajo
- Second, l'm in charge of your work study program... ...but you'll not be treated differently... ...nor will you behave any different than my other 26 employees.
Examples
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In the class, we learned how to perform a work study to improve workplace efficiency.
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The company conducted a detailed work study to optimize their production process.
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Thomas was at the radio station for his work study.
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It's a... it's a work study program.
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This is the best work study program you can find.
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Your work study is in the housing office.
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In 9, the authors develop a work study technique intended for behavioral observations.
Academic text (2015) -
The work study revealed that adjusting employee schedules could save valuable time.
Synonyms
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5.3
A careful look at how a job is done to find faster, easier steps
People watch how workers do a job to find the fastest, easiest way to do it
A study that measures how long each part of a job takes to find a faster way
A careful timing of movements to find faster ways to do a job
A careful measure of how long a task takes to find faster ways to do it
Antonyms
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun-noun compound 'work study' literally combines 'work' (job tasks) and 'study' (systematic examination), so its meaning as a study of work methods is directly derivable from the constituents. Although it's a technical term in ergonomics/industrial engineering, the compositional structure follows a common cross-linguistic pattern and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
The noun work study comes from a simple idea: people watched a worker doing a job, timing each move and taking notes as a study of the work. So a work study is a careful look at a job to find faster ways and save 'time and effort'.