← Word library
WordBand 6–7.5Toofey picks
workforce
/ˈwɜːkfɔːs/
noun
All the people who work in a company, industry or country.
- “An ageing workforce will put pressure on pension systems.”Toofey
- “One finds a large proportion of immigrants among the workforce in these factories.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
Collocations
Synonyms
Word family
Topics
Related words
More in Work and careers →
meet the demandTo supply as much as people want.
soarverbTo rise quickly to a very high level.
the best of both worldsThe benefits of two different things at once.
turnovernounThe total value of goods sold by a company in a period, or the rate at which staff leave.
entrepreneurnounA person who starts a business and takes financial risks to make it succeed.
lodgernounA person who pays to live in a room in someone else's home.
gain experienceTo learn by doing something.
grocerynounFood and household goods sold in a shop, or the shop itself.
Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))