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

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  • private/ˈpɹaɪ.vɪt/adjectiveA24 meaningsFor one person or group only.
  • private sectornounB2The part of the economy owned by companies and individuals.
  • privation/pɹɪˈveɪʃən/nounC2The hardship of going without what you need.
  • privatisationnounC1Selling a public service into private hands.
  • privilege/ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/nounB23 meaningsA special advantage granted to some and not others.
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Sharing in a secret with a few others.
  • prize/ˈpɹaɪ̯z/nounA22 meaningsWhat you receive for winning.
  • probability/ˌpɹɒb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/nounB23 meaningsHow likely it is that something will happen or is true.
  • probate/ˈpɹəʊbeɪt/nounC2The legal process of proving a will.
  • 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.
  • probation reviewnounC1The check made before a new job is confirmed.
  • probe/pɹəʊb/verbC15 meaningsTo investigate something thoroughly, with searching questions.
  • probity/ˈpɹəʊbɪti/nounC2Complete honesty and uprightness.
  • problem/ˈpɹɒbləm/nounA13 meaningsSomething wrong that needs to be put right.
  • problem-solvingnounB2The process of finding ways to deal with difficulties or answer questions.
  • proboscis/pɹə(ʊ)ˈbɒs(k)ɪs/nounC1The long tube some insects drink through.
  • procedure/pɹəˈsiː.d͡ʒə/nounB2The settled order of steps for doing something.
  • proceed/pɹəˈsiːd/verbB24 meaningsTo carry on with something already begun.
  • proceeding/pɹəˈsiːdɪŋ/nounC1An action taken, especially a step in a court case.
  • proceedings/pɹəˈsiːd.ɪŋz/nounB2The formal steps of a legal case or a meeting.
  • proceeds/ˈpɹəʊsiːdz/nounC1The money taken from a sale or an event.
  • process/ˈpɹəʊ.sɛs/nounA2+3 meaningsA series of steps leading to a result.
  • procession/pɹəˈsɛʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA line of people walking together in ceremony.
  • processor/ˈpɹəʊˌsɛsə(ɹ)/nounC12 meaningsThe chip that does the calculation in a computer.
  • proclamation/ˌpɹɑkləˈmeɪʃən/nounB2+A public official announcement.
  • proclivity/pɹəʊˈklɪvɪti/nounC2A natural leaning towards a way of behaving.
  • procrastination/pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/nounB2+Putting off what you know you should do.
  • proctor/ˈpɹɒktə(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody who supervises an examination.
  • procurement/pɹəˈkjʊə.mənt/nounC1The work of buying what an organisation needs.
  • prodigy/ˈpɹɒdɪd͡ʒi/nounB2+2 meaningsA young person with an extraordinary talent, at a level normally reached only by adults.
  • 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/pɹəˈdʌkʃən/nounB1The making of goods, or a staged show.
  • production linenounB2The arrangement by which goods are made in sequence.
  • productivity/ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/nounC1How much useful output a given effort produces.
  • prof/pɹɑf/nounB1+A university teacher of the highest rank, said informally.
  • profanity/pɹəˈfænɪti/nounB2+Swearing, or a swear word.
  • profession/pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/nounB12 meaningsA job that needs long education and self-regulation.
  • professional developmentnounB2Training that keeps your skills current.
  • professionalism/pɹəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm/nounC1The skill and standards expected in a trade.
  • professor/pɹəˈfɛs.ə/nounA2+A senior teacher at a university.
  • proficiency/pɹəˈfɪʃənsi/nounB2+A good working command of a skill.
  • profile/ˈpɹəʊ.faɪl/nounA2+3 meaningsYour public page on an app or website.
  • profit/ˈpɹɒfɪt/nounB1The money a business keeps after paying all its costs.
  • profit marginnounB2The share of each sale that is left as gain.
  • profitability/ˌpɹɒf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/nounC2How much money a business is able to make.
  • profusion/pɹoʊˈfjuʒən/nounC1A very great and generous abundance.
  • progeny/ˈpɹɒd͡ʒəni/nounC1The children or young that come from somebody.
  • prognosis/pɹɒɡˈnəʊsɪs/nounC1The prediction of how an illness will develop.
  • program/ˈpɹəʊ̯ˌɡɹæm/nounA2+3 meaningsA set of instructions a computer follows.
  • programmer/ˈpɹəʊɡɹæmə/nounB2+A person who writes computer code.
  • programming/ˈpɹəʊɡɹəmɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsWriting the instructions computers follow.
  • progress/ˈpɹəʊ.ɡɹɛs/nounA2+4 meaningsMovement towards a better, more developed or more complete state.
  • progression/pɹəˈɡɹɛʃn̩/nounB2+A steady advance from one stage to the next.
  • prohibition/ˌpɹəʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/nounC1An official ban on something.
  • project/ˈpɹɒd͡ʒ.ɛkt/nounB12 meaningsA bigger piece of work with a defined goal and an end.