work experience

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work experience

noun

  1. uncountable Professional experience. The applicant had impressive grades, but no relevant work experience.

    Similar: occupational experience

  2. UK, uncountable A short unpaid period of time at a workplace, to gain experience of a working environment.

    Similar: internship

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noun professional experience

Françaisexpérience professionnelle

noun short unpaid period of time at a workplace — see also internship

Españolprácticas laborales
中文實習 /实习 shíxí
Françaisstage en entreprise
DeutschPraktikum

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@misc{work_experience_2026,
  title = {work experience},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/work%20experience},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}