secondment
secondment · secondments
Abordnung
The process or state of being seconded, the temporary transfer of a person from their…The process or state of being seconded, the temporary transfer of a person from their normal duty to another assignment.
/səˈkɒn(d)mənt/
» He's on secondment from the Sydney branch so he's a bit confused where everything is.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The process or state of being seconded, the temporary transfer of a person from their normal duty to another assignment.
Abordnung
the detachment of a person from their regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere
Examples
1 sentencesHe's on secondment from the Sydney branch so he's a bit confused where everything is.
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
temporary transfer:
Forms
plural: secondments| Singular | secondment |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a speech seconding a motion:secondendorsementindorsement
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsecond
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable