secondment — (n.) 1897, from SECOND (Cf. second) (v.) + MENT (Cf. ment) … Etymology dictionary
secondment — second se‧cond 3 [sɪˈkɒnd ǁ ˈkɑːnd] verb [transitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to arrange for an employee to work for another organization for a period of time: second somebody to something • We provide the opportunity for you to be seconded to industry… … Financial and business terms
secondment — n. (BE) on secondment from; to * * * to (BE) on secondment from … Combinatory dictionary
secondment — se|cond|ment [sıˈkɔndmənt US ˈka:nd ] n [singular, U] BrE a period of time that you spend away from your usual job, either doing another job or studying on secondment (from sth) ▪ a government advisor, on secondment from the Metropolitan Police … Dictionary of contemporary English
secondment — [[t]sɪkɒ̱ndmənt[/t]] secondments N VAR: oft on N, N from/to n Someone who is on secondment from their normal employer has been sent somewhere else temporarily in order to do special duties. [BRIT] We have two full time secretaries, one of whom is … English dictionary
secondment — noun (singular, uncountable) especially BrE a period of time that you spend away from your usual job, either doing another job or studying: be on secondment from: He s not at the university permanently he s on secondment … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
secondment — UK [sɪˈkɒndmənt] / US [sɪˈkɑndmənt] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms secondment : singular secondment plural secondments British a period when you are sent by your employer to work for a different organization or a different part of your… … English dictionary
secondment — /sɪ kɒndmənt/ noun the fact or period of being seconded to another job for a period ● He is on three years’ secondment to an Australian college … Dictionary of banking and finance
secondment — Ⅰ. second [1] ► ORDINAL NUMBER 1) constituting number two in a sequence; 2nd. 2) subordinate or inferior in position, rank, or importance. 3) (seconds) goods of an inferior quality. 4) (seconds) informal a second course or second helping of food… … English terms dictionary
secondment agreement — An agreement governing the temporary transfer of an employee from one organisation to another for a period, usually to carry out a particular project. The agreement will set out details of the relationship between the two organisations and the… … Law dictionary
