slot
US /slɑt/
noun Advanced · C1 Văn phòng
Definition
a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
I have an open slot on Thursday afternoon if you want to meet.
Synonyms
- openingan open or empty space in or between things
- groovea long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
- nichea position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
Collocations
- Easy coin slotto coin slot, meaning to make up
- Medium time slot for the interviewto time slot for the interview, meaning to measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
- Hard landing slot allocation at airportsto landing slot allocation at airports, meaning to reach or come to rest
- Very Hard slot into place seamlesslyto slot into place seamlessly, meaning to assign a time slot
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.