Meaning & use

working

adjective·Everyday

Functioning correctly, or currently employed and engaged in a job or task.

See it in a sentence

We finally got the old radio into working order after replacing the batteries.

As a working parent, she juggles a full-time job with raising two kids.

A note on using this word

"A working knowledge" means enough understanding to function practically, not deep expertise.

Words with a similar meaning

functioningoperationalemployed

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Words with an opposite meaning

brokenunemployed

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