technique
US /tɛkˈnik/
Definition
a practical method or art applied to some particular task
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The trainer showed us a new technique for handling customer complaints.
Word Family
Synonyms
- methoda way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
- approachideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
- procedurea particular course of action intended to achieve a result
Collocations
- Easy new techniquedescribing new technique (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered)
- Medium effective interview techniques for hiring managersdescribing effective interview techniques for hiring managers (producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; -LewisMumford)
- Hard advanced quantitative hedging techniques for assetsto advanced quantitative hedging techniques for assets, meaning to move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- Very Hard flawless technique masking total absence of artistic souldescribing flawless technique masking total absence of artistic soul (without a flaw)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.