month
US /mʌnθ/
Definition
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The rent is due on the first day of every month.
Word Family
Collocations
- Easy last monthto last month, meaning to persist for a specified period of time
- Medium three-month probationary period for recruitsa collocation phrase: three-month probationary period for recruits
- Hard month-end financial account reconciliationa collocation phrase: month-end financial account reconciliation
- Very Hard fleeting flavour of the month sensationto fleeting flavour of the month sensation, meaning to move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
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