Working | Mean of working in English Dictionary

/ˈwɚkɪŋ/

• having a job
1. the working population
2. working mothers [=mothers who also have paying jobs]
3. a politician who is popular among working people [=among people who are not rich and powerful and who have jobs that usually do not pay a lot of money]
• of or relating to a person's job
1. poor working conditions
2. regular/flexible working hours
3. There is a good working relationship between the departments.
4. She spent most of her working life/years [=most of the time when she was working] in politics.
5. We had a working lunch. [=we discussed work while we ate lunch]
• suitable to be worn while working
1. working clothes/boots

• doing work
1. the working parts of the machine
2. a working farm
• relating to the work done by a machine, system, etc.
1. She made sure that everything was in (good) working order/condition. [=made sure that everything was working properly]
• good enough to be used or useful although not perfect
1. The person hired for this position should have at least a working knowledge of German. [=should be able to read and understand German fairly well]
• large enough to be effective
1. The party has a working majority in the Senate.