combination
US /ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən/
Definition
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The product is a combination of simple design and strong performance.
Word Family
Synonyms
- blendan occurrence of thorough mixing
- mergerthe combination of two or more commercial companies
- unionan organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
Collocations
- Easy guess the secret locker combination lockto guess the secret locker combination lock, meaning to expect, believe, or suppose
- Medium winning combination of affordable price and reliabilityto winning combination of affordable price and reliability, meaning to be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
- Hard synergistic business combination creating massive enterprise valuedescribing synergistic business combination creating massive enterprise value (used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more))
- Very Hard disastrous combination of arrogant hubris and total incompetencedescribing disastrous combination of arrogant hubris and total incompetence ((of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; ; ; ; - Charles Darwin; - Douglas MacArthur)
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