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| barbershop |
the workplace of a barber. [1/2 definitions] |
| canteen |
a small establishment, in a camp or workplace, that sells food, drink, and some hard goods such as grooming or cosmetic supplies. [1/3 definitions] |
| carpool |
an arrangement among a group of automobile drivers, such as employees at the same workplace, to take turns driving each other to and from a common destination. [1/3 definitions] |
| commissary |
a cafeteria or eating area in a workplace, esp. in a movie or television studio or in a factory. [1/2 definitions] |
| commute |
to travel regularly back and forth between two points, usu. the home and workplace. [1/7 definitions] |
| commuter |
one who travels regularly between two points, usu. home and workplace. |
| cooperage |
the workplace, products, or business of a cooper. |
| portal-to-portal pay |
a worker's wages computed from the moment of entering the workplace to the moment of leaving it. |
| seniority |
position with respect to entitlement to privileges, achieved through service over time, esp. in a workplace. [1/2 definitions] |
| sexual harassment |
the repeated making of unwanted and unsolicited sexual remarks, behaviors, or propositions, especially on the part of one in a position of authority and toward a person of lower status within the same organization, often a workplace. |
| shutout |
the condition of being shut out, esp. from a workplace during a labor dispute; lockout. [1/3 definitions] |
| workaday |
pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable for workdays or the workplace. [1/2 definitions] |
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