team·work  [teem-wurk]  Show IPA
 

noun
1.cooperative or coordinated effort on the part of a group of persons acting together as a team or in the interests of a common cause.
2.work done with a team.
 

Origin:
1820–30; team + work

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World English Dictionary



teamwork  (ˈtiːmˌwɜːk)

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— n
1. the cooperative work done by a team
2. the ability to work efficiently as a team

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World English Dictionary



teamwork  (ˈtiːmˌwɜːk)

— n
1. the cooperative work done by a team
2. the ability to work efficiently as a team



Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009



Word Origin & History



teamwork
1828 in the literal sense, from team + work.. Attested by 1909 in the extended sense.

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