system
US /ˈsɪstəm/
Definition
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The new payment system will make checkout faster for our customers.
Word Family
NounNoun
system gốc
systemiser
systemizer
VerbVerb
systemise
systemize
AdjectiveAdj
systematic
AdverbAdv
systematically
Synonyms
- frameworka hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
- networkan interconnected system of things or people
- mechanismthe atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
Collocations
- Easy operating systemto operating system, meaning to direct or control; projects, businesses, etc
- Medium automated inventory tracking systemto automated inventory tracking system, meaning to make automatic or control or operate automatically
- Hard systemic failure in risk management protocolsdescribing systemic failure in risk management protocols (affecting an entire system)
- Very Hard beat the system through regulatory arbitrageto beat the system through regulatory arbitrage, meaning to come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
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