profit-sharing

prof·it-share

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [prof-it shair]
- /ˈprɒf ɪt ʃɛər/
- /ˈprɒfɪt ʃeər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [prof-it shair]
- /ˈprɒf ɪt ʃɛər/

Definitions of profit-sharing word

noun profit-sharing the sharing of profits, as between employer and employee, especially in such a way that the employee receives, in addition to wages, a share in the profits of the business. 1
uncountable noun profit-sharing Profit-sharing is a system by which all the people who work in a company have a share in its profits. 0
noun profit-sharing a system in which a portion of the net profit of a business is distributed to its employees, usually in proportion to their wages or their length of service 0
noun profit-sharing the practice of dividing a share of the profits of a business among employees, in addition to paying their regular wages and salaries 0

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Origin of profit-sharing

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Profit-sharing

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Profit-sharing

profit-sharing popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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