management
/ˈmæn.ɪdʒ.mənt/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.13 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Administration; the use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific goals.
Uncountable
noun
The prosecuting side in an impeachment trial (as opposed to the respondent or defending side).
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The help tended to be officious, the rules, if heeded, restrictive, and the management meddlesome."
- "Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda."
- "Management has been lazy, too—management has found it easier to hire an additional five hundred men than to so improve its methods that one hundred men of the old force could be released to other work. The public was paying, and business was booming, and management didn't care a pin."
- "Excellent time management helped her succeed in all facets of her life."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izāre Vulgar Latin *manizāre Old Italian maneggiareder.? Old French manegebor. Middle English *manage English manage Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English management From manage + -ment.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ.mənt/
- British English: /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ.mənt/