noun · neutral
department
UK/dɪˈpɑːtmənt/US/dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/de·PART·ment
a specialised unit within a large organisation, such as marketing or finance
Examples
“She works in the HR department.”
“The research department received extra funding.”
“Please contact the accounts department for invoices.”
Band 8 sentence
“Her transfer to the research department opened opportunities to specialise in environmental policy.”
Collocations
- head of department
- marketing department
- department store
Word family
Common mistakes
I work in marketing department→I work in the marketing department
She moved to a new department yesterdayed→She moved to a new department yesterday
Say it for a higher band
5office→6team→7+department
Synonyms
division
section
Easily confused
team
“Our team met this morning to plan the presentation.”
division
“The research division includes several specialised departments.”
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