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| calendar |
a chronological list of important events; schedule. [1/4 definitions] |
| COLA |
an adjustment in wages or payments, or an automatic schedule of such adjustments, based on changes in the cost of living (acronym for "cost of living adjustment"). |
| extra |
an edition of a newspaper that is added to a regular publication schedule. [1/8 definitions] |
| itinerary |
a travel route, or a plan for travel including a route, stopping places, and schedule. [1/4 definitions] |
| nonscheduled |
of a passenger or cargo carrier, not operating on a regular schedule. |
| planner |
a notebook used to note assignments or schedule events or appointments. [1/2 definitions] |
| preschedule |
combined form of schedule. |
| program |
a plan of procedure; schedule. [3/11 definitions] |
| rematch |
to schedule a repeated match for or between teams or contestants. [1/2 definitions] |
| run |
to move between places on a schedule, as trains or buses. [1/36 definitions] |
| schedule |
to enter into an existing schedule. [1/5 definitions] |
| slate |
a record, schedule, or list. [2/6 definitions] |
| stagger |
to schedule or arrange in different time periods. [1/8 definitions] |
| steering committee |
a committee that determines the schedule and business agenda of a legislative body or the like. |
| tariff |
a government tax on imports or exports, or a rate or schedule of such taxes; duty. [2/3 definitions] |
| time |
to set or choose the time for; schedule. [1/18 definitions] |
| timetable |
a schedule listing the times at which or within which certain events, such as the arrival and departure of trains, buses, and airplanes, are to occur. |
| tramp |
a cargo ship with no fixed route or schedule; tramp steamer. [1/12 definitions] |
| wage scale |
a schedule of the wages paid to workers in a given industry or locality, or paid by a given employer. |
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