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workshare

workshare noun: a cooperative funding arrangement between multiple governments whereby the costs of a contract are divided between several governments who benefit from that contract.

Noun

workshare (countable and uncountable, plural workshares)

  1. (Ireland, UK) A cooperative funding arrangement between multiple governments whereby the costs of a contract are divided between several governments who benefit from that contract.
  2. (US) A strategy for handling market slowdowns where employees' hours are reduced rather than incurring layoffs.

Forms of workshare

pluralworkshares

Origin of workshare

From work + share.

Questions about workshare

What does workshare mean?
Workshare means a cooperative funding arrangement between multiple governments whereby the costs of a contract are divided between several governments who benefit from that contract.
What part of speech is workshare?
Workshare is a noun.
What is the plural of workshare?
The plural of workshare is workshares.

Words near workshare in the dictionary

  1. worksafe
  2. workscreen
  3. workscreens
  4. workseeker
  5. workseekers
  6. workshare
  7. workshares
  8. workshed
  9. worksheds
  10. worksheet
  11. worksheeted

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