Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [man-ij-muh nt]
- /ˈmæn ɪdʒ mənt/
- /ˈmænɪdʒmənt/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [man-ij-muh nt]
- /ˈmæn ɪdʒ mənt/
Definitions of management word
- noun management the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control. 1
- noun management skill in managing; executive ability: great management and tact. 1
- noun management the person or persons controlling and directing the affairs of a business, institution, etc.: The store is under new management. 1
- noun management executives collectively, considered as a class (distinguished from labor). 1
- noun management The process of dealing with or controlling things or people. 1
- noun management supervision of people 1
Information block about the term
Origin of management
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; manage + -ment
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Management
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
management popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
management usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for management
noun management
- administration — Administration is the range of activities connected with organizing and supervising the way that an organization or institution functions.
- board — A board is a flat, thin, rectangular piece of wood or plastic which is used for a particular purpose.
- authority — The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
- head — Edith, 1897–1981, U.S. costume designer.
- upstairs — up the stairs; to or on an upper floor.
adjective management
- decision-making — the act or process of making decisions
- executive — Having the power to put plans, actions, or laws into effect.
- managerial — pertaining to management or a manager: managerial functions; the managerial class of society.
- white-collar — belonging or pertaining to the ranks of office and professional workers whose jobs generally do not involve manual labor or the wearing of a uniform or work clothes.
Antonyms for management
noun management
- mismanagement — The process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- employees — Plural form of employee.
Top questions with management
- what is customer relationship management?
- what is federal emergency management agency?
- what is content management system?
- what is project management?
- what is risk management?
- how to management stress?
- what is supplier chain management?
- what is supply chain management?
- what is management?
- what is change management?
- what is human resources management?
- what is hr management?
- what is h.r. management?
- what is pain management?
- what is time management?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with m
- Words starting with ma
- Words starting with man
- Words starting with mana
- Words starting with manag
- Words starting with manage
- Words starting with managem
- Words starting with manageme
- Words starting with managemen
- Words starting with management