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art

art [noun] (EXPRESSION)

The making of objects, images, music, etc. that are beautiful or that express feelings

US /ɑːrt/ 
UK /ɑːt/ 

هنر

مثال: 

I enjoyed the ballet, but it wasn't really great art.

از رقص باله لذت بردم اما یک کار هنری خوب نبود.

درس مرتبط: 
1A- پرسیدن و صحبت کردن درباره علایق

Oxford Essential Dictionary

art

 noun

1 (no plural) making beautiful things, like paintings and drawings:
He's studying art at college.

2 (no plural) beautiful things like paintings and drawings that somebody has made:
modern art
an art gallery

3 the arts (plural) things like films, plays and literature:
How much money does the government spend on the arts?

4 (no plural) a skill, or something that needs skill:
the art of letter writing

5 arts (plural) the subjects you can study at school or university which are not science subjects, for example history or languages:
She has an arts degree.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

art

I. art1 S1 W1 /ɑːt $ ɑːrt/ BrE AmE noun
[Word Family: noun: ↑art, ↑artist, ↑artistry; adjective: ↑artistic, ↑arty; adverb: ↑artistically]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin ars]
1. [uncountable] the use of painting, drawing, ↑sculpture etc to represent things or express ideas:
the Museum of Modern Art in New York
an example of early Indian art
2. [plural, uncountable] objects that are produced by art, such as paintings, drawings etc:
an art exhibition
an art critic
an arts and crafts fair
The exhibition features works of art by Picasso and Matisse.
3. [uncountable] the skill of drawing or painting:
He’s very good at art.
an art teacher
art college
4. the arts [plural] art, music, theatre, film, literature etc all considered together:
Government funding for the arts has been reduced.
5. arts (also the arts) [plural] subjects you can study that are not scientific, for example history, languages etc ⇨ humanities
6. [uncountable and countable] the ability or skill involved in doing or making something:
Television is ruining the art of conversation.
Writing advertisements is quite an art (=it is difficult to do).
have/get something down to a fine art (=do something very well)
I’ve got the early morning routine down to a fine art.
• • •
THESAURUS
■ types of art
▪ modern art art from the late 19th century until now: I’m not very keen on modern art.
▪ contemporary art art that is being created now: an exhibition of contemporary art
▪ Western art art in Europe and North America: Velasquez was one of the greatest figures in the history of Western art.
▪ fine art art, especially painting, which is made to be beautiful or affect your emotions, rather than to be useful: She wants to study fine art at college. | the Royal Academy of Fine Arts
▪ abstract art paintings or images that consist of shapes or lines which do not look like people, places, or objects: it’s almost impossible for any artist not to be influenced by Picasso’s abstract art.
▪ figurative art art that shows pictures of people, places, or objects: In this country, we always feel more comfortable with figurative art.
▪ conceptual art a type of modern art, which shows ideas about the world: In conceptual art, the idea behind the work of art holds as much importance as the artwork itself.
▪ applied art the use of artistic principles in the design of objects and images for people to use. This includes subjects such as fashion, jewellery design, architecture, and photography: Van de Velde taught at the new school of applied art.
▪ primitive art art by people who live in societies where there is a very simple way of life and no modern technology or industry: The interest in primitive art came about largely through the work of Gauguin.
▪ pop art art that shows ordinary objects that you find in people’s homes, which was made popular in the1960s by artists such as Andy Warhol: The relationship of advertising to art was part of the pop art phenomenon in the 1960s.
▪ the visual arts painting, sculpture, and other art forms that you look at, not literature or music: The approach to the visual arts has changed in the last two decades.
▪ the decorative arts the design and production of beautiful things for the home, such as furniture, pottery, and cloth: The exhibition will also cover the decorative arts.
▪ the performing arts dance, music, or drama, done to entertain people: San Diego’s School for the Creative and Performing Arts
▪ the plastic arts art that involves producing objects such as sculpures or pots: the decline of the plastic arts in the fifth century
▪ performance art a type of art that can combine acting, dance, and other actions to express an idea: It will be a mixture of live performance art, music and poetry in an informal club setting.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

art

art [art arts] noun, verb   [ɑːt]    [ɑːrt] 

noun
1. uncountable the use of the imagination to express ideas or feelings, particularly in painting, drawing or sculpture
• modern/contemporary/American art
• an art critic/historian/lover
• Can we call television art?
• stolen works of art
• Her performance displayed great art.

see also  clip art, fine art

2. uncountable examples of objects such as paintings, drawings or sculptures
• an art gallery/exhibition

• a collection of art and antiques

3. uncountable the skill of creating objects such as paintings and drawings, especially when you study it
• She's good at art and design.

• an art teacher/student/college/class

4. the arts plural art, music, theatre, literature, etc. when you think of them as a group
• lottery funding for the arts

see also  performing arts

5. countable a type of visual or performing art

• Dance is a very theatrical art.

6. countable, usually plural the subjects you can study at school or university that are not scientific, such as languages, history or literature
• an arts degree

compare  science

7. countable, uncountable an ability or a skill that you can develop with training and practice
• a therapist trained in the art of healing
• Letter-writing is a lost art nowadays.
• Appearing confident at interviews is quite an art (= rather difficult).
see get sth down to a fine art at  fine  adj.  
Word Origin:
n. Middle English: via Old French from Latin ars, art-.  
Culture:
art galleries and museums of art
In Britain, works of art are displayed in art galleries and, especially outside London, in museums. Shops that sell paintings are also called galleries. In the US public art collections are displayed in art museums, and a gallery is a place where people go to buy works of art.
Many galleries and museums in Britain and the US receive limited financial support from national or local government. Other money is raised through admission fees, although admission to many British museums is free, and the sale of postcards, calendars, etc. Some galleries obtain money through sponsorship. Many works of art are expensive and galleries can rarely buy them without organizing a public appeal or, in Britain, asking for money from the National Art Collections Fund.
Visiting an art gallery is a popular leisure activity. Galleries and museums are friendlier places than they used to be. Many try to encourage children’s interest in art by arranging school visits and many people make their first trip to an art museum with their school class.
The most popular galleries in Britain, all in London, are the National Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery, Tate Britain and Tate Modern. The Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition of paintings sent in by the general public also receives a lot of visitors. Sculpture attracts less attention, and though the names of Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth are known to many people, few could describe any of their works. Well-known galleries outside London include the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh and the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
Important art museums in the US include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum, all in New York, and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. Most US cities and many smaller towns have art museums.
Galleries sometimes mount exhibitions of the paintings of one artist, e.g. Turner, that are brought together from all over the world. People are prepared to queue for a long time to see them. Many people admire old masters, famous works by great artists of the past, but have little interest in modern art. New works receive publicity in the media only when they are unusual or likely to shock people. Galleries and museums try to encourage a more positive attitude to modern art but many people remain doubtful. When the Tate displayed half a cow and its calf rotting in formaldehyde (= a chemical used to preserve it), the public criticized the artist, Damien Hirst. There is usually controversy about the winners of the Turner Prize 
Some exhibitions bring together all kinds of art, not only paintings, from a particular time or country so that people can learn about it. Exhibitions on subjects such as the Aztecs, art nouveau and the art of Turkey attract large crowds. 
Collocations:
Fine arts
Creating art
make a work of art/a drawing/a sketch/a sculpture/a statue/engravings/etchings/prints
do an oil painting/a self-portrait/a line drawing/a rough sketch
create a work of art/an artwork/paintings and sculptures
produce paintings/portraits/oil sketches/his most celebrated work/a series of prints
paint a picture/landscape/portrait/mural/in oils/in watercolours/(especially US) in watercolors/on canvas
draw a picture/a portrait/a cartoon/a sketch/a line/a figure/the human form/in charcoal/in ink
sketch a preliminary drawing/a figure/a shape
carve a figure/an image/a sculpture/an altarpiece/reliefs/a block of wood
sculpt a portrait bust/a statue/an abstract figure
etch a line/a pattern/a design/a name into the glass
mix colours/(especially US) colors/pigments/paints
add/apply thin/thick layers of paint/colour/(especially US) color/pigment
use oil pastels/charcoal/acrylic paint/a can of spray paint
work in bronze/ceramics/stone/oils/pastels/watercolour/a wide variety of media
Describing art
paint/depict a female figure/a biblical scene/a pastoral landscape/a domestic interior
depict/illustrate a traditional/mythological/historical/religious theme
create an abstract composition/a richly textured surface/a distorted perspective
paint dark/rich/skin/flesh tones
use broad brush strokes/loose brushwork/vibrant colours/a limited palette/simple geometric forms
develop/adopt/paint in a stylized manner/an abstract style
Showing and selling art
commission an altarpiece/a bronze bust of sb/a portrait/a religious work/an artist to paint sth
frame a painting/portrait
hang art/a picture/a painting
display/exhibit modern art/sb's work/a collection/original artwork/ drawings/sculptures/a piece
be displayed/hung in a gallery/museum
install/place a sculpture in/at/on sth
erect/unveil a bronze/marble/life-size statue
hold/host/mount/open/curate/see (especially BrE) an exhibition/(NAmE usually) exhibit
be/go on (BrE) exhibition/(NAmE) exhibit
feature/promote/showcase a conceptual artist/contemporary works
collect African art/modern British paintings/Japanese prints
restore/preserve a fresco/great works of art 
Example Bank:
• Cinema became accepted as an art form.
• He created cover art and illustrations for the magazine.
• He was a noted art collector.
• His art style was less radical than his contemporaries.
• I've never mastered the art of making bread.
• Many people from the art world attended the funeral.
• Michelangelo's Pietà is a magnificent work of art.
• She has the business of buying presents down to a fine art.
• Social interaction is increasingly becoming a lost art.
• Television has ruined the art of conversation.
• The castle houses one of the finest art collections in Britain.
• The museum normally showcases Western art.
• The open art exhibition will allow new artists to exhibit their work.
• Will real life ever imitate art the way Hollywood wishes it would?
• a liberal arts degree
• an exhibition of Peruvian arts and crafts
• one of the greatest works of art ever produced
• the Impressionist art movement
• the New York art scene
• Appearing confident at interviews is quite an art.
• Painting is the art of reaching the soul through the eyes.
• Teach your teenager the art of compromise.
• the art of conversation/communication/persuasion/negotiation/compromise/healing/listening/love

• the art of fiction/poetry/painting/film

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

art / ɑːt /   / ɑːrt / noun (EXPRESSION)

A2 [ U ] the making of objects, images, music, etc. that are beautiful or that express feelings:

Can television and pop music really be considered art?

I enjoyed the ballet, but it wasn't really great art.

A2 [ U ] the activity of painting, drawing, and making sculpture:

Art and English were my best subjects at school.

an art teacher

A2 [ U ] paintings, drawings, and sculptures:

The gallery has an excellent collection of modern art.

an exhibition of Native American art

Peggy Guggenheim was one of the 20th century's great art collectors.

The Frick is an art gallery in New York.

B2 [ C ] an activity through which people express particular ideas:

Drama is an art that is traditionally performed in a theatre.

Do you regard film as entertainment or as an art?

She is doing a course in the performing arts.

the arts the making or showing or performance of painting, acting, dancing, and music:

More government money is needed for the arts.

public interest in the arts

 

art / ɑːt /   / ɑːrt / noun (NOT SCIENCE)

arts C1 [ plural ] subjects, such as history, languages, and literature, that are not scientific subjects:

At school I was quite good at arts, but hopeless at science.

Children should be given a well-balanced education in both the arts and the sciences.

arts graduates/degrees
 

art / ɑːt /   / ɑːrt / noun [ C ] (SKILL)

C1 a skill or special ability:

the art of conversation

Getting him to go out is quite an art (= needs special skill) .

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

art

/ɑ:(r)t/
(arts)

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

1.
Art consists of paintings, sculpture, and other pictures or objects which are created for people to look at and admire or think deeply about.
...the first exhibition of such art in the West.
...contemporary and modern American art.
...Whitechapel Art Gallery.
N-UNCOUNT

2.
Art is the activity or educational subject that consists of creating paintings, sculptures, and other pictures or objects for people to look at and admire or think deeply about.
...a painter, content to be left alone with her all-absorbing art.
...Farnham College of Art and Design.
...art lessons.
N-UNCOUNT

3.
The arts are activities such as music, painting, literature, cinema, and dance, which people can take part in for enjoyment, or to create works which express serious meanings or ideas of beauty.
Catherine the Great was a patron of the arts and sciences.
...the art of cinema.
N-VAR: usu the N in pl

4.
At a university or college, arts are subjects such as history, literature, or languages in contrast to scientific subjects.
...arts and social science graduates.
...the Faculty of Arts.
N-PLURAL: oft N n

5.
Arts or art is used in the names of theatres or cinemas which show plays or films that are intended to make the audience think deeply about the content, and not simply to entertain them.
...the Cambridge Arts Cinema.
ADJ: ADJ n

6.
If you describe an activity as an art, you mean that it requires skill and that people learn to do it by instinct or experience, rather than by learning facts or rules.
Fishing is an art.
N-COUNT

7.
Art is an old-fashioned form of the second person singular of the present tense of the verb be.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

art

art /ˈɑɚt/ noun, pl arts
1 [noncount] : something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important ideas or feelings
• a piece of modern/contemporary art
• It's a remarkable picture, but is it art?
- see also op-art, performance art, pop art, work of art
2 [noncount] : works created by artists : paintings, sculptures, etc., that are created to be beautiful or to express important ideas or feelings
• the art [=artwork] of Salvador Dalí
• The museum has a large collection of folk art.
• African/Japanese/Mayan art
- often used before another noun
• art history
• art objects
• an art museum/gallery
• an art collector/lover
• She prefers art films to Hollywood blockbusters.
- see also arts and crafts
3 [noncount] : the methods and skills used for painting, sculpting, drawing, etc.
• He studied art in college.
- often used before another noun
• an art teacher/program
4 a [count] : an activity that is done to create something beautiful or to express important ideas or feelings
• She studied the art of drawing/painting/dance.
• dance, drama, and other art forms
• the performing/visual/graphic arts
- see also fine art
b the arts : painting, sculpture, music, theater, literature, etc., considered as a group of activities done by people with skill and imagination
• She's a patron of the arts.
• He wants the government to increase its funding for the arts.
- see also performing arts
5 [count] : a skill that someone learns through experience or study - usually singular
• He never learned the art of making friends. [=he never learned how to make friends]
• She's a master of the art of conversation. [=she is very good at conversation]
• There's an art to cooking that comes only with practice.
• Writing letters has become something of a lost art. [=not many people write letters any more]
✦If you raise/elevate something to an art (form) you are known for doing something or having something (such as a personal quality). This phrase is often used in an ironic or joking way to describe qualities or abilities that are not admired.
• He seems to have elevated stupidity to an art form. [=he is very stupid]
6 [count] : an activity that requires special knowledge or skill
• Shipbuilding is both an art and a science.
• the art of navigation
- see also martial art
7 arts [plural] : areas of study (such as history, language, and literature) that are intended to develop the mind in a general way : liberal arts
• a bachelor of arts
• the College of Arts and Sciences

American English
British English
the visual arts in general
A2 (مبتدی)
noun
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money

Coins or notes that are used to buy things, or the amount of these that one person has

US /ˈmʌn.i/ 
UK /ˈmʌn.i/ 
money - پول

پول

مثال: 

I counted the money carefully.

من پول را به دقت شمردم.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

money

 noun (no plural)

pronunciation
The word money sounds like funny.

what you use when you buy or sell something:
How much money did you spend?
This jacket cost a lot of money.
The film made a lot of money.

word building
Money consists of coins (small round metal things) and notes (pieces of paper). This is called cash: I haven't got much cash. Can I pay by cheque? The coins that you have in your purse are called change: Have you got any change for the phone? The money somebody gives you in a shop if you pay too much is also called change: Here's your change.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

money

mon‧ey S1 W1 /ˈmʌni/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: moneie, from Latin moneta 'mint, money', from Moneta, name given to Juno, the goddess in whose temple the ancient Romans produced money]
1. what you earn by working and can use to buy things. Money can be in the form of notes and coins or cheques, and can be kept in a bank:
Don’t spend all your money on the first day of your holiday!
The repairs will cost quite a lot of money.
2. money in the form of coins or notes that you can carry around with you SYN cash:
You’ll find some money in my purse.
I didn’t have any money on me (=I was not carrying any money).
Swiss/Japanese/Turkish etc money
Don’t forget to get some Swiss money before you leave.
We can change some money at the airport (=change it into the money of another country).
3. someone’s wealth, including all the property and other things they own:
The family made their money in the woollen trade.
He had lost all his money gambling.
4. the money informal the amount of money that you earn for doing a job:
It sounds quite an interesting job, but I don’t know what the money’s like yet.
You have to work long hours and the money’s terrible!
5. pay good money for something spoken to spend a lot of money on something:
Don’t let the children jump around on the sofa. I paid good money for that.
6. put/pump/pour money into something to give money to a company or business so that it will become successful and you will earn money from it in the future:
No one’s going to put money into the company while the market is so unstable.
7. there’s money (to be made) in something spoken used to say that you can earn a lot of money from doing a particular job or type of business:
There’s a lot of money in sport these days.
Teaching can be very rewarding, but there’s no money in it.
8. I’m not made of money spoken used to say that you cannot afford something when someone asks you to pay for it.
9. have money to burn to have more money than you need, so that you spend it on unnecessary things:
Unless you’ve got money to burn, these expensive guitars are probably not for you.
10. get your money’s worth to get something worth the price that you paid:
At that price, you want to make sure you get your money’s worth.
11. be in the money informal to have a lot of money suddenly, or when you did not expect to
12. money is no object informal used to say that someone can spend as much money as they want to on something
13. for my money spoken used when giving your opinion about something to emphasize that you believe it strongly:
For my money, he’s one of the best TV comedians ever.
14. put (your) money on something to risk money on the result of a race or competition
15. I’d put (my) money on something spoken used to say that you feel sure that something will happen
16. my money’s on somebody/something (also the smart money’s on somebody/something) spoken used to say that you feel sure someone will win a race or competition, or that something will happen
17. money for old rope British English spoken money that you earn very easily by doing a job that is not difficult
18. put your money where your mouth is informal to show by your actions that you really believe what you say
19. money talks spoken used to say that people with money have power and can get what they want
20. be (right) on the money American English spoken to be completely correct or right:
You were right on the money when you said that he would have to resign.
21. marry (into) money to marry someone whose family is rich
⇨ ↑monies, ↑blood money, ↑hush money, ⇨ give somebody a (good) run for their money at ↑run2(11), ⇨ have a (good) run for your money at ↑run2(12), ⇨ throw money at something at ↑throw1(19)
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ have money I didn’t have enough money to pay for it.
▪ make/earn money She makes a little money by babysitting.
▪ spend money (on something) More money should be spent on training.
▪ cost money/cost a lot of money Good food doesn’t have to cost a lot of money.
▪ save money (=use less money) Companies fired workers to save money.
▪ make money (=make a profit) The farm was beginning to make money at last.
▪ lose money (=not make a profit, so that you then have less money) The movie didn’t attract audiences and lost money for the studio.
▪ pay money (for something) Has he paid the money he owes you?
▪ lend somebody money My dad lent me money to buy a car.
▪ borrow money They arranged to borrow money from the bank to buy a house.
▪ owe somebody money He owes me money.
▪ waste money (on something) Don’t waste your money on a computer that doesn’t have enough memory.
▪ raise money (=do something to get money for a charity, school etc) The Christmas fair raises money for the school.
▪ save up money She had saved up enough money to buy a car.
▪ give somebody their money back (also refund sb’s money) (=give money back to a customer) We regret that we are unable to refund money on tickets.
▪ money goes on something (=is spent on something) All the money went on doctor’s bills.
▪ money comes in (=is earned and received) Rob wasn’t working for a while, so we had less money coming in.
▪ money comes from something (=used to say how someone makes their money) All of Dawson’s money came from drugs.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + money
▪ good money (=a lot of money) Preston earns good money as a lawyer.
▪ big money informal (=a very large amount of money) Basketball players make big money.
▪ easy money (=money that you earn easily) For many, selling drugs seems like easy money.
▪ spending money (=an amount of money that you can spend on anything you want) We had £500 spending money saved for our holiday.
▪ pocket money/spending money British English (=a small amount of money that parents regularly give their children) How much pocket money do you get?
▪ government/taxpayers'/public money More taxpayer’s money should be spent on the railways.
■ phrases
▪ a sum of money (also an amount of money) £10,000 seemed a huge sum of money to me.
▪ be a waste of money Fancy clothes for a baby are a waste of money.
▪ be value for money British English (=used when saying that something is worth the amount of money you pay for it) The holiday was excellent value for money.
■ COMMON ERRORS
► Do not say 'gain money'. Say make money.
• • •
THESAURUS
▪ money what you use to buy things, in the form of notes or coins: He spent all his money on computer equipment.
▪ cash money in the form of coins and notes: I didn’t have any cash with me.
▪ currency the money used in a particular country: The dollar gained in value against other currencies. | a single European currency
▪ change money in the form of coins of low value: Do you have any small change? | a pocketful of loose change
▪ note British English, bill American English a piece of paper money: a £20 note | a $5 bill
▪ coin a flat round piece of metal used as money: She put some coins in the parking meter. | He took a coin out of his pocket.
▪ a ten-pence/50-cent etc piece a coin worth a particular amount

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

money

money [money moneys monies]   [ˈmʌni]    [ˈmʌni]  noun

1. uncountable what you earn by working or selling things, and use to buy things
• to borrow/save/spend/earn money
• How much money is there in my account?
• The money is much better in my new job.
• If the item is not satisfactory, you will get your money back.
• We'll need to raise more money (= collect or borrow it) next year.
• Can you lend me some money until tomorrow?

• Be careful with that — it cost a lot of money.

2. uncountable coins or paper notes
• I counted the money carefully.
• Where can I change my money into dollars?

see also  funny money, paper money, ready money

3. uncountable a person's wealth including their property
• He lost all his money.

• The family made their money in the 18th century.

4. moneys or monies plural (law or old use) sums of money
• a statement of all monies paid into your account  You will find other compounds ending in money at their place in the alphabet.
more at the best that money can buy at  best  n., careful with money at  careful, coining money at  coin  v., see the colour of sb's money at  colour  n., easy money at  easy  adj., a fool and his money are soon parted at  fool  n., it/money doesn't grow on trees at  grow, a licence to print money at  licence  n., not for love or/nor money at  love  n., marry money at  marry, expense, money, etc. is no object at  object, pay good money for sthyou pays your money and you takes your choice at  pay  v., pots of money at  pot  n., be rolling in money/it at  roll  v., give sb a (good) run for their money at  run  n., time is money at  time  n.
Idioms: for my money ▪ get your money's worth ▪ good money ▪ have money to burn ▪ in the money ▪ made of money ▪ make money ▪ make money hand over fist ▪ money for jam rope ▪ money is no object ▪ money talks ▪ on the money ▪ put money into something ▪ put your money on somebody ▪ put your money where your mouth is ▪ throw good money after bad ▪ throw money at something ▪ throw your money about  
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French moneie, from Latin moneta ‘mint, money’, originally a title of the goddess Juno, in whose temple in Rome money was minted.  
Culture:
money
The US dollar is made up of 100 cents. The Department of the Treasury prints bills (= paper money) in various denominations (= values): $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100. US bills are all the same size, whatever their value, and measure about 2×6 inches/6.5×15.5 centimetres. All are green and are sometimes called greenbacks. On the front, each has a picture of a famous American. The dollar bill, for instance, shows George Washington, the first US president. An informal name for dollars is bucks, because in the early period of US history people traded the skins of bucks (= deer) and prices would sometimes be given as a number of buckskins. Buck refers to the dollar itself, and not to the bill. So although you can say ‘He earns 500 bucks a week’, you have to say ‘If I give you four quarters could you give me a dollar bill?’
The Treasury also makes US coins: pennies which are worth.01 of a dollar, nickels (.05), dimes (.10) and quarters (.25). There are also half dollars (.50) and silver dollars but these are not often seen. Pennies have a dark brown colour; all the other coins have a silver appearance.
When you write an amount in figures the dollar sign ($) goes to the left of the amount and a decimal point (.) is placed between the dollars and the cents (= hundredths of a dollar). If the amount is less than one dollar, the cent sign (¢) is put after the numbers. So you write $5, $5.62 and 62¢.
Britain’s currency is the pound sterling, written as £ before a figure. A pound consists of 100 pence, written as p with figures. Pound coins are round and gold-coloured. They have the Queen’s head on one side and one of four designs, English, Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish, on the other. The £2 coin is silver-coloured with a gold edge. Coins of lower value are the silver-coloured 50p, 20p, 10p and 5p pieces, and the copper-coloured 2p and 1p pieces. All are round, except for the 50p and 20p pieces which have seven curved sides. Coins are made at the Royal Mint. Paper notes (not bills), which have the Queen’s head on one side and a famous person, e.g. Charles Dickens, on the other, are worth £5, £10, £20 or £50.
A pound is informally called a quid, a £5 note is a fiver, a £10 note is a tenner. Scottish banknotes have their own designs. They can be used anywhere in Britain, though shops can legally refuse to accept them. To prevent people forging (= making their own) paper money, designs are complicated and difficult to copy. To check that a note is genuine, a shop assistant may hold it up to the light to see if it has a narrow silver thread running through it.
The decimal system now in use in Britain replaced the old pounds, shilling and pence, or LSD system in 1971. Formerly British money was in pounds, shillings and pence. There were 12 pence or pennies in a shilling, and 20 shillings in a pound. The old coins included the farthing (= a quarter of a penny) and the half-crown (= two shillings and sixpence). There were notes for 10 shillings, £1 and £5.
Gold guinea coins were used in the 18th century and were worth 21 shillings. Until 1971 prices were often set in guineas instead of pounds for luxury items, such as antiques and jewellery, for the fees of doctors, lawyers, etc, and at auctions, though the guinea coin had long since gone out of circulation. Some racehorses are still auctioned in guineas.
On 1 January 1999 the euro system was introduced in 11 countries of the European Union. Britain chose not to be part of this first group and no date was fixed for Britain to start using the euro. However, many British businesses have euro bank accounts so as to be able to pay for goods and be paid in euros and many shops in Britain accept payment in euros. 
Thesaurus:
money noun
1. U
• The hospital is raising money for a new kidney machine.
funds • • finance • • capital • • means • |informal cash •
government/public money/funds/finance/capital/cash
have/lack the money/funds/finance/capital/means/cash (to do sth)
be short of money/funds/capital/cash
2. U
• I counted the money carefully.
cash • • change •
draw out/get out/take out/withdraw money/cash
ready money/cash (= money that you have available to spend immediately)
Money or cash? If it is important to contrast money in the form of coins and notes with money in other forms, use cash:
• Payments can be made by cheque or in cash.
 ¤ Payments can be made by cheque or in money.
3. U
• He lost all his money on the stock market in 2008.
wealth • • fortune • |often approving prosperity • |sometimes disapproving affluence • |literary riches •
have/possess/accumulate/acquire/inherit money/wealth/a fortune/riches
bring money/wealth/prosperity/affluence/riches
make money/a fortune (on/out of sth) 
Collocations:
Finance
Income
earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune
make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market
acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune
build up funds/savings
get/receive/leave (sb) an inheritance/a legacy
live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension
get/receive/draw/collect a pension
depend/be dependent on (BrE) benefits/(NAmE) welfare/social security
Expenditure
spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on…
invest/put your savings in…
throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on…
lose your money/inheritance/pension
use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings
pay (in) cash
use/pay by a credit/debit card
pay by/make out a/write sb a/accept a (BrE) cheque/(US) check
change/exchange money/currency (BrE) traveller's cheques/(US) traveler's checks
give/pay/leave (sb) a deposit
Banks
have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account
credit/debit/pay sth into/take money out of your account
deposit money/funds in your account
withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.
(formal) make a deposit/withdrawal
find/go to/use (especially NAmE) an ATM/(BrE) a cash machine/dispenser
be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn
Personal finance
manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially BrE) sort out your finances
plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget
offer/extend credit (to sb)
arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft
pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt
pay for sth in (especially BrE) instalments/(NAmE usually) installments
Financial difficulties
get into debt/financial difficulties
be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash
run out of/owe money
face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £…
can't afford the cost of…/payments/rent
fall behind with/ (especially NAmE) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent
incur/run up/accumulate debts
tackle/reduce/settle your debts 
Synonyms:
money
cash • change
These are all words for money in the form of coins or paper notes.
money • money in the form of coins or paper notes: ▪ I counted the money carefully. ◊ ▪ Where can I change my money into dollars? ◊ ▪ paper money ▪ ▪ (= money that is made of paper, not coins)
cash • money in the form of coins or paper notes: ▪ How much cash do you have on you? ◊ ▪ Payments can be made by cheque or ▪ in cash ▪.
money or cash?
If it is important to contrast money in the form of coins and notes and money in other forms, use cash: ▪ How much money/cash do you have on you? ◊ Payments can be made by cheque or in money. ◊ Customers are offered a discount if they pay money.
change • the money that you get back when you have paid for sth giving more money than the amount it costs; coins rather than paper money: ▪ The ticket machine doesn't give change. ◊ ▪ I don't have any ▪ small change ▪ ▪ (= coins of low value) ▪.
to draw out/get out/take out/withdraw money/cash
ready money/cash (= money that you have available to spend immediately) 
Example Bank:
• All his money went on women.
• All their money was tied up in long-term investments.
• All these improvements will cost money.
• Did your parents give you pocket money when you were little?
• Government officials were siphoning off money for personal gain.
• Half the money raised was donated to charity.
• He contributed $180 000 in soft money= unregulated political donationsto the party committee.
• He felt sorry for her and took some money off her bill.
• He hoped the plan would bring in quite a bit of money.
• He made a fortune dealing on the money markets.
• He managed to persuade his friend to put up the money for the venture.
• He sank most of his money into his struggling business.
• He spent their rent money on beer.
• He squandered his money on gambling and drink.
• He started stealing as a way of making easy money.
• He stopped at the betting shop to put money on a horse.
• He thinks he can make friends by throwing his money around.
• He was charged with laundering money.
• He'll do anything for money!
• He's going to leave. I'd bet money on it.
• His prediction was right on the money.
• How much money did he earn last year?
• I don't have any money left.
• I don't know how much spending money to take on holiday.
• I don't know where all the money goes!
• I don't think they'll accept French money on the plane.
• I need to pay this money in today.
• I pay my money into the bank as soon as I get paid.
• I spent all the money on clothes.
• I'll have to get some more money from somewhere.
• I'll pay the money back next week, I promise.
• Investors were pouring money into Internet start-ups.
• Is this a good way to spend taxpayers' money?
• Money for the extension to the gallery came from the sale of old exhibits.
• Most of the money went to pay for food.
• Most of the money went to pay for the food and drink.
• She gave him $5 lunch money.
• She had two children to support and no money coming in.
• She lost a lot of money at the casino.
• She stashed the money away in the bank.
• Some of this money was funneled to secret CIA programs.
• Some people were in the street collecting money for charity.
• That painting is worth a lot of money.
• The Senate recognized the need to put more money in the pockets of dairy farmers.
• The boat trip lasts three hours, so you certainly get your money's worth.
• The bookmaker was quite happy to take his money.
• The collection box was full of coins and paper money.
• The company paid hush money to the victims to keep them quiet.
• The friends pooled their money to buy tickets.
• The hotel gives value for money.
• The manager was unwilling to refund my money.
• The money was transferred into an offshore bank account.
• The new airport terminal was built with oil money.
• The quality of public health care depends on the amount of money allocated to it.
• The smart money is on Brazil to win.
• The solution to inflation lies in the control of the money supply.
• The stallholders bank their money at the end of the day.
• The stores were very happy to take his money.
• There is big money in golf for the top players.
• These cars cost a lot of money.
• They demanded $1 million in ransom money.
• They owe lots of people money.
• They sensibly invested their prize money rather than spending it.
• They tend to throw money at problems without trying to work out the best solution.
• This money has been earmarked for public projects.
• We changed our money into dollars at the airport.
• We ran out of money and had to come home early.
• We're trying to set some money aside for a new car.
• Whenever I have a little extra money, I buy clothes.
• Where's the money for the milk?
• You could consider hiring a professional money manager.
• You might get some money off the price if it's an old model.
• an old miser who hoarded his money
• the best car that money can buy
• the large sums of money we handle in this store
• He hoped the project would make money.
• He lost all his money in the 1929 stock market crash.
• He returned the new TV to the store and got his money back.
• It has often been said that money is the root of all evil.

• The money is great in my new job.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

money / ˈmʌn.i / noun [ U ]

A1 coins or notes that are used to buy things, or the amount of these that one person has:

"How much money have you got on you?" "£10 in notes and a few coins."

We invested the money in a high-interest bank account.

I wanted to buy it but it cost too much money (= was too expensive) .

We spent so much money redecorating the house that we didn't have any left over for a holiday.

You can't pay in English money. You'll have to change some money (= buy some foreign money) at the bank.

How much money do you earn ?

He enjoyed acting but he wasn't making (= earning) much money.

Her investments haven't made (= produced as profit) much money this year.

They made their money (= became rich) in the fashion business.

He tried to persuade me to put money into the company (= invest in the company) .

We need to raise (= collect) money for a new school pool from the parents.

Try to save (= keep) some money for your holiday.

We're saving (= not spending as much) money by using volunteers.

I didn't like the job, but the money (= amount of pay) was good.

Money is tight/short (= we haven't got much money) at the moment.

I had some very expensive dental treatment recently, but it was money well spent - it'll save me problems in the future.

money in sth If you say that there is money in something, you mean that the activity will produce a profit:

There's money in sport these days.

There's money in it for you.

Word partners for money

earn / make / raise money • invest / pay / spend money • cost money • save money • borrow / lend / owe money • put money into sth • an amount / sum of money • a waste of money

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

money

/mʌni/
(monies, or moneys)

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

1.
Money is the coins or bank notes that you use to buy things, or the sum that you have in a bank account.
A lot of the money that you pay at the cinema goes back to the film distributors...
Players should be allowed to earn money from advertising...
...discounts and money saving offers.
N-UNCOUNT

2.
Monies is used to refer to several separate sums of money that form part of a larger amount that is received or spent. (FORMAL)
We drew up a schedule of payments for the rest of the monies owed.
N-PLURAL

3.
see also blood money, pocket money

4.
If you say that someone has money to burn, you mean that they have more money than they need or that they spend their money on things that you think are unnecessary.
He was a high-earning broker with money to burn.
PHRASE: V inflects

5.
If you are in the money, you have a lot of money to spend. (INFORMAL)
If you are one of the lucky callers chosen to play, you could be in the money.
PHRASE: usu v-link PHR

6.
If you make money, you obtain money by earning it or by making a profit.
...the only bit of the firm that consistently made money.
PHRASE: V inflects

7.
If you say that you want someone to put their money where their mouth is, you want them to spend money to improve a bad situation, instead of just talking about improving it.
The government might be obliged to put its money where its mouth is to prove its commitment.
PHRASE: V inflects

8.
If you say that the smart money is on a particular person or thing, you mean that people who know a lot about it think that this person will be successful, or this thing will happen. (JOURNALISM)
With England not playing, the smart money was on the Germans...
PHRASE

9.
If you say that money talks, you mean that if someone has a lot of money, they also have a lot of power.
The formula in Hollywood is simple–money talks.
PHRASE

10.
If you say that someone is throwing money at a problem, you are critical of them for trying to improve it by spending money on it, instead of doing more thoughtful and practical things to improve it.
The Australian government’s answer to the problem has been to throw money at it.
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n [disapproval]

11.
If you say that someone is throwing good money after bad, you are critical of them for trying to improve a bad situation by spending more money on it, instead of doing more thoughtful or practical things to improve it.
Further heavy intervention would be throwing good money after bad.
PHRASE: V inflects [disapproval]

12.
If you get your money’s worth, you get something which is worth the money that it costs or the effort you have put in.
The fans get their money’s worth.
PHRASE: PHR after v

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

money

mon·ey /ˈmʌni/ noun, pl mon·ies or mon·eys /ˈmʌniz/
1 [noncount] : something (such as coins or bills) used as a way to pay for goods and services and to pay people for their work
• Dinner cost a lot of money last night. = We were charged a lot of money for dinner last night.
• a sum of money
• That painting must be worth a lot of money.
• She's been making a lot of money in her new job. = (informal) She's been making big/good money in her new job.
• He earned some money last summer as a musician.
• We're trying to save enough money for a new car.
• The town is raising money for the elementary school.
• Friends would always ask her for money.
• It's an interesting idea, but there's no money in it: it'll never sell.
• The club made money [=earned money; made a profit] by selling advertisements in the newsletter.
• She knew she could make money [=earn a profit] on the deal. = She knew there was money to be made from/on the deal.
• When they take a vacation, money is no object. [=they are not concerned about the price of things] They always stay at the most expensive places.
- see also blood money, funny money, hush money, old money, paper money, pocket money, seed money, soft money, spending money smart money at 1smart
2 [noncount] : a person's wealth : the money that a person has
• He made his money in the insurance business.
• He lost his money on foolish investments. = He threw all his money away on foolish investments.
• They decided to put all their money in the stock market.
• We didn't have much money when I was growing up.
• She comes from money. [=her family is rich]
• She married into money. [=she married a wealthy man]
- see also marry money at marry
3 monies or moneys [plural] formal : amounts of money
• Most of the project is being paid for by federal monies.
• All monies received will be deposited in a special account.
a run for your money
- see 2run
for love or/nor money
- see 1love
for my money informal : in my opinion
• This book is, for my money, her best novel yet. [=I think this is her best novel yet]
• For my money, nothing beats a juicy peach on a hot summer day.
in the money
1 US : among the top three finishers in a race (such as a horse race)
• Whatever horse I bet on, it never finishes in the money.
2 informal : having lots of money
• They struggled for many years but now they're in the money.
made of money informal : having a lot of money : rich
• Do I look like I'm made of money?
• Stop asking your father for a bigger allowance. He's not made of money, you know!
money for jam or money for old rope Brit informal : money that is easily earned or gotten : easy money
money talks
- used to say that money has a strong influence on people's actions and decisions
• In politics, money talks. [=people and companies with a lot of money have a powerful influence in politics]
money to burn informal : a large amount of money to spend
• expensive cars for people with money to burn
on the money US informal : exactly right or accurate
• His prediction that it would rain was (right) on the money.
put (your) money on : to bet on (something or someone)
• Everyone there put their money on the underdog.
- often used to say that you feel very sure that something is true, will happen, etc.
• “Do you think he'll win?” “I'd put money on it.”
• It's going to rain tomorrow. I'd put money on it.
put your money where your mouth is informal : to give or spend money or take some action in order to do or support something that you have been talking about
• It's time for the mayor to put his money where his mouth is and increase funding for schools.
throw money around : to spend money in a foolish or careless way
• He really throws (his) money around.
throw money at : to try to solve (a problem) by spending a large amount of money on it without giving enough thought to exactly what should be done
• The flaws in our school system will never be fixed as long as the government continues to just throw money at the problem.
time is money
- used to say that a person's time is as valuable as money;
your money's worth : as much as you deserve because of the money you paid or the effort you made
• His new movie gives his fans their money's worth. [=his new movie is good and is worth the money that his fans pay to see it]
• The people who showed up for the concert certainly got their money's worth.
• He insisted on staying until the end of the show so that he could get his money's worth.

American English
British English
savings - interest and capital
A1 (پایه)
noun
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career

The job or series of jobs that you do during your working life, especially if you continue to get better jobs and earn more money

US /kəˈrɪr/ 
UK /kəˈrɪər/ 

پیشه، حرفه

مثال: 

My career as a teacher started forty years ago.

كار من‌ به‌ عنوان‌ معلم‌ چهل‌ سال‌ پيش‌ آغاز شد.‏

Oxford Essential Dictionary

career

 noun
a job that you learn to do and then do for many years:
He is considering a career in teaching.
His career was always more important to him than his family.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

career

I. ca‧reer1 S2 W2 /kəˈrɪə $ -ˈrɪr/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: carrière, from Old Provençal carriera 'street', from Latin carrus; ⇨ ↑car]
1. a job or profession that you have been trained for, and which you do for a long period of your life
career in
a career in journalism
a teaching career
He realized that his acting career was over.
career development/advancement/progression etc
Career prospects within the company are excellent.
a physiotherapist who wanted to make a dramatic career change by becoming an author
Nurses want an improved career structure (=better opportunities to move upwards in their jobs).
2. career soldier/teacher etc someone who intends to be a soldier, teacher etc for most of their life, not just for a particular period of time:
a career diplomat
3. the period of time in your life that you spend doing a particular activity:
She had not had a very impressive school career up till then.
My career as an English teacher didn’t last long.
Beating the defending champion has to be the highlight of my career.
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ adjectives
▪ a successful career David had had a successful career in banking.
▪ a distinguished/brilliant career (=very successful) She retired last year after a distinguished career as a barrister.
▪ a glittering career (=very successful, especially in sport or acting) Winning the gold medal was the highlight of her glittering career.
▪ a promising career (=likely to be successful) She gave up a promising career in advertising in order to look after her children.
▪ a political/medical/military etc career The scandal ruined his political career.
▪ a teaching/acting/sporting career Her acting career lasted for more than 50 years.
▪ a professional career You have to be outstanding to have a professional career in music.
▪ sb’s chosen career His parents encouraged him in his chosen career as a scientist.
■ verbs
▪ have a career All my sons had careers in education.
▪ make a career It isn’t easy to make a career in journalism.
▪ pursue a career (=try to make a successful career) She left teaching to pursue a career as a psychologist.
▪ begin/start out on/start a career Jacobson started his banking career in 1990.
▪ launch/embark on a career (=start one) Rita went to New York where she launched her dancing career.
▪ build a career (=make it develop) She built her literary career by writing about crime.
▪ change career People may change careers as many as seven times in their lives.
▪ revive/resurrect your career (=make it successful again) The singer is seeking to revive his pop career.
▪ sb’s career takes off (=starts to be successful) His career took off and he started making a lot of money.
■ career + NOUN
▪ career development/advancement/progression A good job offers a programme of training and career development.
▪ career opportunities Students often know little about the career opportunities available to them.
▪ career prospects (=opportunities to get a good job or a better position) Good computer skills will improve your career prospects.
▪ a career path (=a way of making a career) There’s no fixed career path for becoming an actor.
▪ a career structure (=a system for making progress in a career) Teaching offers a clear career structure.
▪ the career ladder (=the way to higher positions in a career) Having children can disturb your progress up the career ladder.
▪ a career change/move After ten years in the job, I realized that I needed to make a career change.
▪ a career woman (=one whose job is very important to her) Career women tend to marry later.
▪ careers advice/guidance Most universities offer professional careers advice.
▪ a careers officer (=someone who gives careers advice) If you’re not sure what to do, why don’t you talk to a careers officer?
■ phrases
▪ a career in journalism/politics/teaching etc At the age of 15, he knew he wanted a career in politics.
• • •
THESAURUS
▪ job noun [countable] the regular paid work that you do for an employer: a full-time job | John got a job in a car factory.
▪ work noun [uncountable] activities that you are paid for doing – used either when you work for an employer or when you work in your own business: I started work when I was 18. | He graduated from college last year and is still looking for work.
▪ profession noun [countable] a job for which you need special education and training: There are now a lot more women in the legal profession. | Many teachers are leaving the profession.
▪ occupation noun [countable] formal a job, or a type of job – often used on official documents: Please give your name, age, and occupation. | a traditionally male occupation
▪ career noun [countable] the work you do or plan to do for most of your life: I’m interested in a career in journalism.
▪ position noun [countable] formal a particular job within an organization: I am writing to apply for the position of technical assistant. | We regret that the position has already been filled. | Please state the position which you are applying for.
▪ post noun [countable] formal a job, especially an important one in a large organization: She has held the post of managing director for two years. | He applied for the post of Senior Manager.
▪ vacancy/opening noun [countable] a job that is available for someone to do: The hospital has been unable to fill the vacancy. | There are very few openings in scientific research.
▪ appointment noun [countable] an important job which someone is asked to do: He took an appointment as US trade ambassador in Geneva.
▪ posting noun [countable] a situation in which someone is sent somewhere to do a job for a period of time by the organization they work for: This was his first posting outside the UK. | an overseas posting | His next posting took him to the Ministry of Defence.
▪ trade noun [countable] a job that involves using your hands, and for which you need special training: Most of the men had worked in skilled trades such as carpentry and printing.
▪ employment noun [uncountable] the fact of having a job: The factory will provide employment for local people. | She was offered employment in the sales office.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

career

car·eer [career careers careered careering] noun, verb   [kəˈrɪə(r)]    [kəˈrɪr] 

noun
1. the series of jobs that a person has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes
• a career in politics
• a teaching career
• What made you decide on a career as a vet?
• She has been concentrating on her career.
• a change of career
• That will be a good career move (= something that will help your career).
• a career soldier/diplomat (= a professional one)

• (BrE) a careers adviser/officer (= a person whose job is to give people advice and information about jobs)

2. the period of time that you spend in your life working or doing a particular thing
• She started her career as an English teacher.
• He is playing the best tennis of his career.
• My school career was not very impressive.  
Word Origin:
mid 16th cent. (denoting a road or racecourse): from French carrière, from Italian carriera, based on Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’.  
Thesaurus:
career noun
1. C
• a career in journalism
profession • • occupation • • vocation • • work • • employment • • job •
have/pursue (a/an) career/profession/occupation/vocation/work/employment
find (a/an) career/occupation/vocation/work/employment/job
go back/return to (a/an) career/profession/work/employment/job
2. C
• the best tennis of his career
life • • lifetime •
in/of/during sb's career/life/lifetime
sb's school career/life
a career/life/lifetime of doing sth  
Collocations:
Jobs
Getting a job
look for work
look for/apply for/go for a job
get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (BrE) fill in an application (form)
send/email your (BrE) CV/(NAmE) résumé/application/application form/covering letter
be called for/have/attend an interview
offer sb a job/work/employment/promotion
find/get/land a job
employ/ (especially NAmE) hire/recruit/ (especially BrE) take on staff/workers/trainees
recruit/appoint a manager
Doing a job
arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory
start/finish work/your shift
do/put in/work overtime
have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications
do/get/have/receive training
learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills
cope with/manage/share/spread the workload
improve your/achieve a better work-life balance
have (no) job satisfaction/job security
Building a career
have a job/work/a career/a vocation
find/follow/pursue/ (especially NAmE) live (out) your vocation
enter/go into/join a profession
choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career
change jobs/profession/career
be/ (both especially BrE) work/go freelance
do/take on temp work/freelance work
do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work
Leaving your job
leave/ (especially NAmE) quit/resign from your job
give up work/your job/your career
hand in your notice/resignation
plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.
take early retirement 
Synonyms:
work
employment • career • profession • occupation • trade
These are all words for the work that sb does in return for payment, especially over a long period of time.
work • the job that sb does, especially in order to earn money: ▪ It's very difficult to find work at the moment.
employment • (rather formal) work, especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed or the situation in which people have work: ▪ Only half the people here are in paid employment.
career • the job or series of jobs that sb has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes: ▪ He had a very distinguished career in the Foreign Office.
profession • a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education: ▪ He hopes to enter the medical profession.
The profession is all the people who work in a particular profession: ▪ the legal profession. The professions are the traditional jobs that need a high level of education and training, such as being a doctor or lawyer.
occupation • (rather formal) a job or profession: ▪ Please state your name, age, and occupation.
trade • a job, especially one that involves working with your hands and requires special training and skills: ▪ Carpentry is a highly skilled trade.
in/out of work/employment
(a) full-time/part-time work/employment/career/occupation
permanent/temporary work/employment
(a) well-paid work/employment/profession/occupation
(a) low-paid work/employment/occupation
to look for/seek/find work/employment/a career/an occupation
to get/obtain/give sb/offer sb/create/generate/provide work/employment 
Example Bank:
• He did a film for Hollywood to boost his flagging career.
• He had a distinguished career as a diplomat.
• He has had a somewhat chequered career.
• He made a good career for himself in football.
• Her stage career spans sixty years.
• His performance as Al in the movie was a career high.
• She achieved a lot in her chosen career.
• She had a long and prolific career as a director.
• She has spent her entire career in education.
• She pursued a successful career in medicine.
• She started her working career as a waitress.
• She was at the peak of her career when she injured herself.
• She won many awards during her acting career.
• The movie revived his flagging career.
• The profession has no clear career structure.
• a brilliant career with the Royal Ballet
• a car crash which wrecked his career
• a career break to have children
• a career in computers
• a move higher up the career ladder
• a smart career move
• the album that launched his recording career
• the first golfer to surpass $2 million in career earnings
• young actors just starting out on their careers
• After a brief career in journalism, she trained to be a teacher.
• Career women often find they do more than their fair share of domestic work.
• He had a very distinguished career in the Foreign Office.
• His career spanned four decades.
• I didn't think it was a very good career move.
• I never wanted a military career.
• It's time for a career change.
• John began his career as a psychiatric nurse.
• Kelly's career took off when she was spotted at a talent contest.
• She was on the first step of the career ladder.
• Students can get free careers advice between 6.30 and 8.30 each evening.
• The course focuses on your career development.
• a career soldier/diplomat

• career advice

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

career / kəˈrɪə r /   / -ˈrɪr / noun [ C ]

B1 the job or series of jobs that you do during your working life, especially if you continue to get better jobs and earn more money:

He's hoping for a career in the police force/ as a police officer.

When he retires he will be able to look back over a brilliant career (= a working life which has been very successful) .

It helps if you can move a few rungs up the career ladder before taking time off to have a baby.

I took this new job because I felt that the career prospects were much better.

Elaine has become a real career woman/girl (= is interested in and spends most of her time on her job) .

Judith is very career -minded/-oriented (= gives a lot of attention to her job) .

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

career

/kərɪə(r)/
(careers, careering, careered)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
A career is the job or profession that someone does for a long period of their life.
She is now concentrating on a career as a fashion designer...
...a career in journalism.
...a political career.
N-COUNT

2.
Your career is the part of your life that you spend working.
During his career, he wrote more than fifty plays...
She began her career as a teacher.
N-COUNT

3.
Careers advice or guidance in British English, or career advice or guidance in American English, consists of information about different jobs and help with deciding what kind of job you want to do.
Get hold of the company list from your careers advisory service.
ADJ: ADJ n

4.
If a person or vehicle careers somewhere, they move fast and in an uncontrolled way.
His car careered into a river...
He went careering off down the track.
= hurtle
VERB: oft cont, V prep/adv, V prep/adv
 

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1ca·reer /kəˈriɚ/ noun, pl -reers [count]
1 : a job or profession that someone does for a long time
• I want to make teaching my career. = I want to have a career as a teacher. [=I want to be a teacher]
• She hopes to pursue a career in medicine.
- often used before another noun
• He was a career diplomat/soldier. [=he was a diplomat/soldier for all or most of his working life]
2 : a period of time spent in a job or profession
• My career as a waitress lasted one day.
• During his long career in advertising he won numerous awards and honors.

 

American English
British English
jobs - careers and professions
B1 (متوسط)
noun
0

fold

a line or mark where paper, cloth, etc. was or is folded

US /foʊld/ 
UK /fəʊld/ 

تا، چين‌

مثال: 

the folds of her skirt

چين‌هاى دامن‌ او

Oxford Essential Dictionary

fold

 noun
a line that is made when you bend cloth or paper

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

II. fold2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Word Family: verb: ↑fold, ↑unfold; noun: ↑fold, ↑folder; adjective: folded, ↑folding]
[Sense 1,2,5: Date: 1200-1300; Origin: ⇨ ↑fold1]
[Sense 3,4: Language: Old English; Origin: falod]
1. LINE a line made in paper or material when you fold one part of it over another:
Bend back the card and cut along the fold.
2. SKIN/MATERIAL [usually plural] the folds in material, skin etc are the loose parts that hang over other parts of it:
Her dress hung in soft folds.
3. the fold the group of people that you belong to and share the same beliefs and ideas as
return to/come back into the fold
The Church will welcome him back into the fold.
stray from/leave the fold
a former advocate of free market economics who had strayed from the fold
4. SHEEP a small area of a field surrounded by a wall or fence where sheep are kept for safety SYN pen ⇨ corral
5. ROCK technical a bend in layers of rock, caused by underground movements in the earth

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

noun
1. countable a part of sth, especially cloth, that is folded or hangs as if it had been folded
• the folds of her dress

• loose folds of skin

2. countable a mark or line made by folding sth, or showing where sth should be folded

• Why is the place I want to find always on the fold of the map?

 

3. countable an area in a field surrounded by a fence or wall where sheep are kept for safety

4. the fold singular a group of people with whom you feel you belong or who share the same ideas or beliefs
• He called on former Republican voters to return to the fold.

• She was determined to draw Matthew back into the family fold.

 

5. countable (geology) a curve or bend in the line of the layers of rock in the earth's crust

6. countable (BrE) a hollow place among hills or mountains 
Word Origin:
v. and n. senses 1 to 2 n. senses 5 to 6 Old English falden fealden Germanic Dutch vouwen German falten
n. senses 3 to 4 Old English fald Germanic Dutch vaalt
 
Thesaurus:
fold noun C
• The fabric fell in soft folds.
• Why is the place I want to find always on the fold of the map?
wrinkle • • crease • • line •
a fold/crease in sth
a wrinkle/line on sth
a neat fold/crease
Fold or wrinkle? Fold is used more about fabric; wrinkle is used more about skin. Folds in fabric are tidy but wrinkles are unwanted. Wrinkles in skin are thin lines; folds are fatter and usually occur because sb is overweight.  
Example Bank:
• His father finally accepted him back into the family fold.
• It was a solitary spot in a fold between two hills.
• She hid the note in a fold in her robe.
• The country is now firmly back in the international fold.
• The fabric fell in soft folds.
• The indigenous people were brought into the Catholic fold.
• The troops were hidden by the deep folds of the ground.
• a fold in the land
• billowing folds of clouds
• opposing viewpoints within the Anglican fold
• the heavy folds of his cloak
• the loose folds of flesh under her chin

• The child hid his face in the folds of his mother's skirt.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

fold / fəʊld /   / foʊld / noun [ C ] (BEND)

a line or mark where paper, cloth, etc. was or is folded:

Make a fold across the centre of the card.

specialized a bend in a layer of rock under the Earth's surface caused by movement there

 

fold / fəʊld /   / foʊld / noun [ C ] (SHELTER)

a small area of a field surrounded by a fence where sheep can be put for shelter for the night the fold your home or an organization where you feel you belong:

Her children are all away at college now, but they always return to the fold in the holidays.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

fold

[fo͟ʊld]
 ♦♦♦
 folds, folding, folded
 1) VERB If you fold something such as a piece of paper or cloth, you bend it so that one part covers another part, often pressing the edge so that it stays in place.
  [V n] He folded the paper carefully...
  [V n prep/adv] Fold the omelette in half...
  [V n prep/adv] Fold the blanket back.
  [V-ed] ...a folded towel.
 2) N-COUNT A fold in a piece of paper or cloth is a bend that you make in it when you put one part of it over another part and press the edge.
  Make another fold and turn the ends together.
  Syn:
  crease
 3) N-COUNT: usu pl The folds in a piece of cloth are the curved shapes which are formed when it is not hanging or lying flat.
  The priest fumbled in the folds of his gown.
 4) V-ERG If a piece of furniture or equipment folds or if you can fold it, you can make it smaller by bending or closing parts of it.
  [V adv/prep] The back of the bench folds forward to make a table...
  [V adj] This portable seat folds flat for easy storage...
  [V n] Check if you can fold the buggy without having to remove the raincover.
  [V-ing] ...a folding beach chair. [Also V n adj]
 PHR-V-ERG
 Fold up means the same as fold. V P When not in use it folds up out of the way... V n P Fold the ironing board up so that it is flat.
 5) VERB If you fold your arms or hands, you bring them together and cross or link them, for example over your chest.
  [V n] Meer folded his arms over his chest and turned his head away...
  [V n] Mrs Ringrose sat down and folded her hands in her lap.
 6) VERB If a business or organization folds, it is unsuccessful and has to close. [mainly BRIT]
  But as other shops fold, the march of the superstores continues...
  2,500 small businesses were folding each week.
 7) N-SING: the/poss N, usu the supp N When someone joins an organization or group, you can say that they have come into the fold. When they leave the organization or group, you can say that they leave the fold.
  The EC brought Spain, Greece and Portugal into the fold...
  He might find it difficult to return to the family fold even when he realizes his mistake.
  Phrasal Verbs:
  - fold in
  - fold into
  - fold up

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

2fold noun, pl folds [count]
1 : a line or mark made by bending one part of something over another part and pressing at the bent edge : a line or mark made by folding something : crease
• the fold in a newspaper
2 : a part of something (such as cloth or skin) that lies or hangs over another part
• hidden in the folds of the curtain
• the folds of her dress
• He had folds of flab around his middle.
3 : the act of folding something
• She made a paper airplane by using a simple series of folds.
4 technical : a bend produced in a rock layer by pressure

- compare 3fold

 

 

fold

3fold noun, pl folds
1 [count] : an enclosed area for sheep
2 the fold : a group of people who have a shared faith or interest
• His former colleagues would be glad to welcome him back into the fold.

- compare 2fold

 

American English
British English
the style - appearance - and make-up of clothes
B1 (متوسط)
fold
noun
0

revenge

harm done to someone as a punishment for harm that they have done to someone else

US /rɪˈvendʒ/ 
UK /rɪˈvendʒ/ 

انتقام‌، خونخواهى‌

مثال: 

Revenge is the work of the devil.

خون خواهی كار شيطان‌ است‌.‏

Related quotes: 
The best revenge is massive success.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

revenge

 noun (no plural)
something bad that you do to somebody who has done something bad to you:
He wants to take his revenge on his enemies.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

revenge

I. re‧venge1 /rɪˈvendʒ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
1. something you do in order to punish someone who has harmed or offended you
revenge for
She wanted revenge for the insult.
revenge against/on
At his wife’s funeral, he vowed revenge against her killer.
in revenge for something
a bomb attack in revenge for the imprisonment of the terrorists
2. the defeat of someone who has previously defeated you in a sport
revenge for
The Australians took revenge for their defeat here last time.
a revenge match
—revengeful adjective
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ take revenge He dreamed of taking revenge on his father’s killers.
▪ get (your) revenge Louise eventually got her revenge by reporting him to the immigration service.
▪ have your revenge One day I’ll have my revenge.
▪ seek revenge They play two women who seek revenge on their former partners.
▪ want revenge You broke her heart and now she wants revenge.
▪ exact/wreak revenge formal (=take revenge) He was exacting revenge on society.
▪ vow revenge (=promise to take revenge) His supporters vowed revenge for his death.
■ adjectives
▪ a terrible/awful revenge Caesar returned to Rome to exact a terrible revenge.
■ revenge + NOUN
▪ a revenge attack The camp was burned down, apparently in a revenge attack.
▪ a revenge killing Her death was followed by a series of revenge killings.
■ phrases
▪ an act of revenge The men were shot dead in an act of revenge for Khan’s assassination.
▪ revenge is sweet (=said when someone feels good because they have got revenge) It took me a long time, but revenge is sweet.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

revenge

 

 

re·venge [revenge revenges revenged revenging] noun, verb   [rɪˈvendʒ]    [rɪˈvendʒ] 

 

noun uncountable
1. something that you do in order to make sb suffer because they have made you suffer
• He swore to take (his) revenge on his political enemies.
• She is seeking revenge for the murder of her husband.
• The bombing was in revenge for the assassination.
• an act of revenge

• revenge attacks/killings

2. (sport) the defeat of a person or team that defeated you in a previous game
• The team wanted to get revenge for their defeat earlier in the season.  
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French revencher, from late Latin revindicare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + vindicare ‘claim, avenge’.  
Thesaurus:
revenge noun U
• He swore to take revenge on his enemies.
retaliation • |formal vengeance • |written reprisal •
revenge/retaliation/vengeance/reprisals for sth
in revenge/retaliation/vengeance/reprisal
take revenge/vengeance on sb
want/vow/swear/exact/wreak revenge/vengeance
Which word? Revenge is the most general of these words. It often refers to a personal act that is done in response to sth that has been done to you personally. Retaliation and reprisals are often taken by a group, such as a military force, against another group who may not be responsible for the first crime
• They fear reprisals against aid workers in the region.
Vengeance is extreme, violent and often personal.  
Example Bank:
• He vowed to take his revenge on the man who had killed his brother.
• Revenge is sweet, so they say.
• She desperately wanted to take revenge on her attacker.
• The accusations were driven by a desire for revenge.
• The attack was in revenge for the deaths of two loyalist prisoners.
• The bombing was an act of revenge for the shooting of two young boys.
• This was sweet revenge for our defeat earlier in the season.
• revenge for the insult
• taking revenge on her attacker
• He swore to take revenge on his political enemies.
• His death set off a series of revenge killings.
• The team wanted to get their revenge for their defeat earlier in the season.
• There were television appeals that acts of revenge should cease.

Derived: revenge yourself on somebody ▪ revenged on somebody 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

revenge / rɪˈvendʒ / noun [ U ]

B2 harm done to someone as a punishment for harm that they have done to someone else:

She took/got/exacted (her) revenge on him for leaving her by smashing up his car.

He is believed to have been shot by a rival gang in revenge for the shootings last week.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

revenge

[rɪve̱nʤ]
 revenges, revenging, revenged
 1) N-UNCOUNT: oft N on/for/against n Revenge involves hurting or punishing someone who has hurt or harmed you.
  The attackers were said to be taking revenge on the 14-year-old, claiming he was a school bully...
  The killings were said to have been in revenge for the murder of her lover.
 2) VERB If you revenge yourself on someone who has hurt you, you hurt them in return. [WRITTEN]
  [V pron-refl on n] Birmingham's Sunday Mercury accused her of trying to revenge herself on her former lover...
  [V n] She would be killed by the relatives of murdered villagers wanting to revenge the dead.
  Syn:
  avenge

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1re·venge /rɪˈvɛnʤ/ noun [noncount]
1 : the act of doing something to hurt someone because that person did something that hurt you
• an act of revenge
• She swore that she would have her revenge.
• She wants revenge against her enemies.
• He got his revenge.
• revenge attacks/killings
• He swore to take (his) revenge on his enemies. [=to harm his enemies]
• He is seeking revenge for his father's murder. [=he wants to harm the person who killed his father]
• The bombing was in revenge for the assassination of their leader.
2 : the act of defeating an opponent who has defeated you in the past
• The team is seeking revenge for the loss earlier in the season.
- re·venge·ful /rɪˈvɛnʤfəl/ adj [more ~; most ~]

American English
British English
revenge and vengefulness
B2 (بالای متوسط)
revenge
noun
0

excuse

excuse [noun]

a reason that you give to explain why you did something wrong

US /ɪkˈskjuːs/ 
UK /ɪkˈskjuːs/ 

معذوريت‌، عذر، بهانه‌

مثال: 

There's no excuse for what you did.

كارى كه‌ شما كرديد قابل‌ بخشش‌ نيست‌.‏

Related quotes: 
A one-hour workout is 4 percent of your day. No excuses.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

noun

pronunciation
When the word excuse is a noun, it ends with a sound like juice or loose. When the word excuse is a verb, it ends with a sound like shoes or choose.

words you say or write to explain why you have done something wrong:
You're late! What's your excuse this time?
There's no excuse for rudeness.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

II. ex‧cuse2 S3 /ɪkˈskjuːs/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Word Family: verb: excuse; noun: excuse; adverb: inexcusably; adjective: excusable ≠ inexcusable]
1. a reason that you give to explain careless or offensive behaviour
excuse for (doing) something
What’s your excuse for being late this time?
I’m tired of listening to his excuses.
2. a reason that you invent to explain an action and to hide your real intentions
excuse to do something
I need an excuse to call her.
excuse for
The conference is just an excuse for a holiday in New York.
3. there is no excuse for something used to say that someone’s behaviour is too bad to be explained or accepted:
There is no excuse for such rudeness.
4. make your excuses to explain why you are not able to do something:
Please make my excuses at the meeting tomorrow.
5. a poor/rotten etc excuse for something used when you think someone or something is very bad:
He’s a rotten excuse for a lawyer. Why on earth did you hire him?
6. American English a note written by your doctor or one of your parents saying that you were ill on a particular day SYN sick note British English
• • •
COLLOCATIONS (for Meanings 1 & 2)
■ verbs
▪ make up/think up/invent an excuse I made up some excuse about my car breaking down. | We’d better think up an excuse, fast.
▪ make excuses for somebody/something (=give reasons which try to explain why someone has made a mistake or behaved badly) His mother was always making excuses for her son's behaviour.
▪ use something as an excuse She never complained or used her illness as an excuse.
▪ look for an excuse I began to look for excuses to avoid seeing him.
▪ give an excuse I'll have to give my boss some kind of excuse.
▪ believe/accept an excuse She didn’t believe his excuse for one minute.
▪ have an excuse Companies have no excuse for breaking the law.
■ adjectives
▪ a good excuse A sunny day is a good excuse to go to the beach.
▪ a wonderful excuse (=a very good excuse) A wedding is a wonderful excuse to buy a new outfit.
▪ a reasonable/plausible excuse (=one that other people will believe) If your train was cancelled, that is a perfectly reasonable excuse.
▪ a legitimate/valid excuse (=one that is true and that other people cannot criticize) He didn’t have a legitimate excuse for being late.
▪ the perfect excuse The phone call gave me the perfect excuse to leave.
▪ a feeble/flimsy/weak excuse (=one that is difficult to believe) Joe muttered some feeble excuse about having a headache.
▪ a pathetic/lame excuse (=very weak) That’s the most pathetic excuse I’ve ever heard.
▪ the usual excuse/the same old excuse He made the usual excuses for not coming. | Whenever the trains are late, it's always the same old excuse.
▪ a convenient excuse The rioting provided the government with a convenient excuse not to hold an election.
■ phrases
▪ use every excuse in the book (=use every possible excuse) He used every excuse in the book to avoid seeing the doctor.
▪ at the slightest excuse (=for any reason, however unimportant) She comes to our house at the slightest excuse.
• • •
THESAURUS
■ a reason that does not seem believable
▪ excuse a reason that you give to explain why you have done something bad, or not done something that you should have done – especially one that is not completely true: She said she couldn’t come because she had to work late, but it was just an excuse. | a feeble excuse (=one that is hard to believe)
▪ pretext especially written an untrue reason that you give for doing or not doing something, in order to hide the real reason: He would often find some pretext to go out in the evening alone. | They used this as a pretext for taking military action.

 

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

noun   [ɪkˈskjuːs]  ;   [ɪkˈskjuːs]
1. a reason, either true or invented, that you give to explain or defend your behaviour
• Late again! What's your excuse this time?
• ~ (for sth) There's no excuse for such behaviour.
• ~ (for doing sth) His excuse for forgetting her birthday was that he had lost his diary.
• You don't have to make excuses for her (= try to think of reasons for her behaviour).

• It's late. I'm afraid I'll have to make my excuses (= say I'm sorry, give my reasons and leave).

2. a good reason that you give for doing sth that you want to do for other reasons
• ~ (for sth/for doing sth) It's just an excuse for a party.

• ~ (to do sth) It gave me an excuse to take the car.

3. a very bad example of sth

• Why get involved with that pathetic excuse for a human being?

4. (NAmE) a note written by a parent or doctor to explain why a student cannot go to school or sb cannot go to work 
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French escuser (verb), from Latin excusare ‘to free from blame’, from ex- ‘out’ + causa ‘accusation, cause’.  
Thesaurus:
excuse noun C
• What's your excuse for being late today?
explanation • • justification • • pretext • • reason • • grounds • |BrE defence • |AmE defense • |law plea •
(a/an) excuse/explanation/justification/pretext/reason/grounds for sth
(a) good/valid excuse/justification/reason/grounds/defence
have (a/an) excuse/explanation/justification/pretext/reason/grounds/defence 
Synonyms:
reason
explanation • grounds • basis • excuse • motive • justification • pretext
These are all words for a cause or an explanation for sth that has happened or that sb has done.
reason • a cause or an explanation for sth that has happened or that sb has done; a fact that makes it right or fair to do sth: ▪ He said no but he didn't give a reason.
explanation • a statement, fact or situation that tells you why sth has happened; a reason given for sth: ▪ The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed. ◊ ▪ She left the room abruptly without explanation.
grounds • (rather formal) a good or true reason for saying, doing or believing sth: ▪ You have no grounds for complaint.
basis • (rather formal) the reason why people take a particular action: ▪ On what basis will this decision be made?
excuse • a reason, either true or invented, that you give to explain or defend your behaviour; a good reason that you give for doing sth that you want to do for other reasons: ▪ Late again! What's your excuse this time? ◊ ▪ It gave me an excuse to take the car.
motive • a reason that explains sb's behaviour: ▪ There seemed to be no motive for the murder.
justification • (rather formal) a good reason why sth exists or is done: ▪ I can see no possible justification for any further tax increases.
grounds or justification?
Justification is used to talk about finding or understanding reasons for actions, or trying to explain why it is a good idea to do sth. It is often used with words like little, no, some, every, without, and not any. Grounds is used more for talking about reasons that already exist, or that have already been decided, for example by law: moral/economic grounds.
pretext • (rather formal) a false reason that you give for doing sth, usually sth bad, in order to hide the real reason: ▪ He left the party early on the pretext of having to work.
(a/an) reason/explanation/grounds/basis/excuse/motive/justification/pretext for sth
the reason/motive behind sth
on the grounds/basis/pretext of/that…
(a) good/valid reason/explanation/grounds/excuse/motive/justification 
Example Bank:
• Delivering the stuff for Rodney gave me an excuse to take the car.
• Don't let perfectionism become an excuse for never getting started.
• He became moody and unreasonable, flailing out at Katherine at the slightest excuse.
• He had no excuse for being so late.
• He invented a pathetic excuse about losing his watch.
• He made up a rather lame excuse for the work being late.
• He made up some stupid excuse to the teachers.
• He's run out of excuses for not cleaning his room.
• Her mother's illness provided her with an excuse to stay at home.
• I don't want to hear any more excuses.
• It's late. I'm afraid I'll have to make my excuses.
• Justin mumbled some excuse and left.
• She had to find a valid excuse for leaving the room.
• She made some feeble excuse about the car having broken down.
• She seized on every excuse to avoid doing the work.
• She's a pitiful excuse for an actress.
• The children provided a convenient excuse for missing the party.
• The political crisis is being used as an excuse to dock people's pay.
• What possible excuse could he have?
• You don't have to make excuses for her.
• a built-in excuse for failure
• a sorry excuse for a man
• an acceptable excuse for missing school
• Late again! What's your excuse this time?

Idiom: excuse me 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

excuse / ɪkˈskjuːz / verb [ T ]

B1 to forgive someone:

Please excuse me for arriving late - the bus was delayed.

Nothing can excuse that sort of behaviour.

No amount of financial recompense can excuse the way in which the company carried out its policy.

We cannot excuse him for these crimes.

I asked the teacher if I could be excused from (= allowed not to do) football practice as my knee still hurt.

Please excuse me from (= allow me to miss) the rest of the meeting - I've just received a phone call that requires my immediate attention.

excuse me A1 a polite way of attracting someone's attention, especially of someone you do not know:

Excuse me, does this bus go to Oxford Street?

used to politely ask someone to move so that you can walk past them:

Excuse me, can I just get past?

used to tell someone politely that you are leaving:

Excuse me a moment, I'll be with you shortly.

A2 used to say sorry for something you have done by accident:

Did I take your seat? Do excuse me.

said before disagreeing with someone:

Excuse me but aren't you forgetting something?

US ( UK pardon? , I beg your pardon? ) used to politely ask someone to repeat something they have said because you have not heard it

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

excuse

 ♦♦♦
 excuses, excusing, excused
 (The noun is pronounced [ɪkskju͟ːs]. The verb is pronounced [ɪkskju͟ːz].)
 1) N-COUNT: oft N for n/-ing, N to-inf An excuse is a reason which you give in order to explain why something has been done or has not been done, or in order to avoid doing something.
  It is easy to find excuses for his indecisiveness...
  Once I had had a baby I had the perfect excuse to stay at home...
  If you stop making excuses and do it you'll wonder what took you so long.
  Syn:
  justification
  ●
  PHRASE: v-link PHR, oft PHR for n/-ing If you say that there is no excuse for something, you are emphasizing that it should not happen, or expressing disapproval that it has happened. (disapproval)
  There's no excuse for behaviour like that...
  Solitude was no excuse for sloppiness.
 2) VERB To excuse someone or excuse their behaviour means to provide reasons for their actions, especially when other people disapprove of these actions.
  [V n by -ing] He excused himself by saying he was `forced to rob to maintain my wife and cat'...
  [V n] That doesn't excuse my mother's behaviour.
  Syn:
  justify
 3) VERB If you excuse someone for something wrong that they have done, you forgive them for it.
  [V n for n/-ing] Many people might have excused them for shirking some of their responsibilities. [Also V n, V n n]
  Syn:
  forgive
 4) VERB: usu passive If someone is excused from a duty or responsibility, they are told that they do not have to carry it out.
  [be V-ed from n/-ing] She is usually excused from her duties during the school holidays...
  [be V-ed n] She was excused duties on Saturday.
 5) VERB If you excuse yourself, you use a phrase such as `Excuse me' as a polite way of saying that you are about to leave.
  [V pron-refl] He excused himself and went up to his room.
 6) CONVENTION (formulae) You say `Excuse me' when you want to politely get someone's attention, especially when you are about to ask them a question.
  Excuse me, but are you Mr Honig?
  Syn:
  pardon me
 7) CONVENTION (formulae) You use excuse me to apologize to someone when you have disturbed or interrupted them.
  Excuse me interrupting, but there's a thing I feel I've got to say.
 8) CONVENTION (politeness) You use excuse me or a phrase such as if you'll excuse me as a polite way of indicating that you are about to leave or that you are about to stop talking to someone.
  `Excuse me,' she said to Jarvis, and left the room...
  Now if you'll excuse me, I've got work to do.
 9) CONVENTION You use excuse me, but to indicate that you are about to disagree with someone. [mainly BRIT]
  Excuse me, but I want to know what all this has to do with us.
 10) PHRASE (formulae) You say excuse me to apologize when you have bumped into someone, or when you need to move past someone in a crowd.
  Saying excuse me, pardon me, Seaton pushed his way into the crowded living room.
  Syn:
  sorry
 11) CONVENTION (formulae) You say excuse me to apologize when you have done something slightly embarrassing or impolite, such as burping, hiccupping, or sneezing.
  Syn:
  pardon me
 12) CONVENTION (formulae) You say `Excuse me?' to show that you want someone to repeat what they have just said. [AM](in BRIT, usually use pardon, sorry)

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

excuse

 

2ex·cuse /ɪkˈskjuːs/ noun, pl -cus·es
1 a [count] : a reason that you give to explain a mistake, bad behavior, etc.
• What's your excuse for being so late?
• She had no valid excuse for not finishing her homework.
• He's always making excuses for himself.
• a lame/flimsy excuse
b excuses [plural] : reasons that you give to explain politely why you cannot do something, why you have to leave, etc.
• I won't be able to come to the wedding. Please give my excuses to your cousin. [=please tell your cousin that I'm sorry I won't be able to come]
• I made my excuses and left.
2 [count] : something (such as a condition or set of conditions) that explains improper behavior and makes it acceptable - usually used in negative statements
• There is no excuse for child abuse.
• His youth is no excuse for his irresponsible behavior.
3 [count] : a reason for doing something
• His birthday gives us a good excuse for a party.
• She'll use any excuse [=pretext] to wallow in self-pity.
4 [count] : a poor example - + for
• He's a poor/sad excuse for a father. [=he's a bad father]
• That pile of junk is a sorry excuse for a car!

American English
British English
reasons and explanations
B1 (متوسط)
excuse
noun
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workout

workout [noun]

a period of physical exercise

US /ˈwɝː.kaʊt/ 
UK /ˈwɜː.kaʊt/ 

ورزش‌ روزانه‌

مثال: 

She does a 20-minute workout every morning.

او هرروز صبح بیست دقیقه ورزش روزانه انجام می‌دهد.

Related quotes: 
A one-hour workout is 4 percent of your day. No excuses.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

workout

work‧out /ˈwɜːkaʊt $ ˈwɜːrk-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a period of physical exercise, especially as training for a sport:
a daily workout in the gym
⇨ work out at work1

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

workout

 

 

work·out [workout workouts]   [ˈwɜːkaʊt]    [ˈwɜːrkaʊt]  noun
a period of physical exercise that you do to keep fit
• She does a 20-minute workout every morning.  
Example Bank:
• The team had a hard workout this morning.

• When I do a good workout, I feel fine.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

workout / ˈwɜː.kaʊt /   / ˈwɝː- / noun [ C ]

B1 a period of physical exercise:

a light workout

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

workout

[wɜ͟ː(r)kaʊt]
 workouts
 N-COUNT
 A workout is a period of physical exercise or training.
  Give your upper body a workout by using handweights.
  ...a 35-minute aerobic workout.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

workout

 

work·out /ˈwɚkˌaʊt/ noun, pl -outs [count] : a period of physical exercise that you do in order to improve your fitness, ability, or performance
• The team had a good workout at practice today.
• Her workout includes running on the treadmill and lifting weights.

 

American English
British English
exercising and training
B1 (متوسط)
workout
noun

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