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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • prisoner of war/ˈpɹɪz.(ə).nə əv ˈwɔː/nounB2A soldier captured and held by the enemy.
  • privacy/ˈpɹɪv.ə.si/nounB2Freedom from being watched or disturbed by others.
  • private/ˈpɹaɪ.vɪt/adjectiveA24 meaningsFor one person or group only.
  • private sectornounB2The part of the economy owned by companies and individuals.
  • privilege/ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/nounB23 meaningsA special advantage granted to some and not others.
  • prize/ˈpɹaɪ̯z/
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nounA22 meanings
What you receive for winning.
  • probability/ˌpɹɒb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/nounB23 meaningsHow likely it is that something will happen or is true.
  • probation/ˌpɹə(ʊ)ˈbeɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe trial period at a new job.
  • probation officernounB2The official who supervises an offender released early.
  • probation periodnounB2The first months in a job, before it is confirmed.
  • problem-solvingnounB2The process of finding ways to deal with difficulties or answer questions.
  • procedure/pɹəˈsiː.d͡ʒə/nounB2The settled order of steps for doing something.
  • proceed/pɹəˈsiːd/verbB24 meaningsTo carry on with something already begun.
  • proceedings/pɹəˈsiːd.ɪŋz/nounB2The formal steps of a legal case or a meeting.
  • process/ˈpɹəʊ.sɛs/nounA2+3 meaningsA series of steps leading to a result.
  • prod/pɹɒd/verbB2+2 meaningsTo poke someone or something with a finger or a stick.
  • produce/pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs/verbB13 meaningsTo make things, especially in large amounts.
  • producer/pɹəˈdjuːsə/nounB1+3 meaningsThe person who arranges the money, the schedule and the people so that a film, programme, play or record gets made.
  • product/ˈpɹɒd.əkt/nounB14 meaningsA thing made or grown to be sold.
  • product placementnounB2Paying for goods to appear inside a film or show.
  • production linenounB2The arrangement by which goods are made in sequence.
  • professional developmentnounB2Training that keeps your skills current.
  • profile/ˈpɹəʊ.faɪl/nounA2+3 meaningsYour public page on an app or website.
  • profit marginnounB2The share of each sale that is left as gain.
  • programming/ˈpɹəʊɡɹəmɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsWriting the instructions computers follow.
  • progress/ˈpɹəʊ.ɡɹɛs/nounA2+4 meaningsMovement towards a better, more developed or more complete state.
  • progressive/pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/adjectiveB22 meaningsAdvancing in stages.
  • project/ˈpɹɒd͡ʒ.ɛkt/nounB12 meaningsA bigger piece of work with a defined goal and an end.
  • prominent/ˈpɹɑmɪnənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsStanding out where everyone can see it.
  • promise/ˈpɹɒmɪs/verbA24 meaningsTo tell someone you will certainly do something.
  • promising/ˈpɹɑmɪsɪŋ/adjectiveB2Showing signs of turning out well.
  • promotion/pɹəˈməʊʃn̩/nounB24 meaningsA move to a higher position in an organisation.
  • prompt/pɹɒmpt/adjectiveB24 meaningsDone without delay.
  • promptly/ˈpɹɑmptli/adverbB23 meaningsWithout delay.
  • pronto/ˈpɹɒntəʊ/adverbB2Straight away.
  • proof/pɹuːf/nounB14 meaningsThe evidence that shows something is true.
  • proof of deliverynounB2A signature showing goods arrived.
  • proof of postagenounB2The receipt showing you did send it.
  • proof of purchasenounB2Evidence that you bought something where you say.
  • prop/pɹɒp/nounC12 meaningsAn object handled by actors in a scene.
  • prop up/ˌpɹɒp ˈʌp/phraseB2To hold something upright, or to keep it from failing.
  • propeller/pɹəˈpɛl.ə/nounB2The spinning blades that pull an aircraft along.
  • proper/ˈpɹɒpə/adjectiveB13 meaningsRight and suitable for the situation.
  • properly/ˈpɹɒpəli/adverbB12 meaningsIn the correct and complete way.
  • prophet/ˈpɹɒf.ɪt/nounB2A person believed to speak the words of a god.
  • proportion/pɹəˈpɔɹʃən/nounB23 meaningsA part of something, measured against the whole.
  • proportionate/pɹəˈpɔːʃənət/adjectiveB2Matching another thing in size, degree or seriousness.
  • proposal/pɹəˈpoʊzəl/nounB22 meaningsA plan put forward for others to consider.
  • propose/pɹəˈpəʊz/verbB24 meaningsTo put forward a plan or idea for others to consider.
  • proposition/ˌpɹɑpəˈzɪʃən/nounC15 meaningsA statement that can be judged true or false.
  • pros and consphraseB2The arguments for and against something.
  • prosecution/ˌpɹɒs.ɪˈkjuː.ʃən/nounB2The bringing of a criminal charge in court.
  • prosecutor/ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/nounB2The lawyer who argues that the accused is guilty.
  • prospect/ˈpɹɒspɛkt/nounB25 meaningsThe possibility that something will happen in the future.
  • prospects/ˈpɹɒspɛkts/nounB2The chances somebody has of doing well in future.
  • prostitute/ˈpɹɒstɪˌtjuːt/nounB2Somebody who sells sexual services.
  • protect/pɹəˈtɛkt/verbA23 meaningsTo keep somebody or something safe from harm.
  • protective/pɹəˈtɛk.tɪv/adjectiveB22 meaningsWanting to keep somebody safe, and acting that way.
  • protective gearnounB2Clothing and equipment worn to prevent injury.
  • protein/ˈpɹəʊ.ti.ɪn/nounB2The building material in food that muscles are made of.