management

English

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Etymology

From manage +‎ -ment

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈmænɪdʒmənt/
• (GenAm, UK) IPA: /ˈmænədʒmənt/, X-SAMPA: /"m{n@dZm@nt/

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• Rhymes: -mənt

Noun

management (usually uncountable; plural managements)

1. (uncountable, management) administration; the process or practice of managing.
2. (management) The executives of an organisation, especially senior executives.
3. (uncountable) Judicious use of means to accomplish an end.

   Excellent time management helped her succeed in all facets of her life.

Synonyms

• (process or practice of managing): mgt, mgmt

Related terms

• manager
• managerial

Derived terms

Terms derived from management

advanced traffic management anger management content management system cross-platform application management change management database management system inventory management knowledge management data management document management system master data management

micromanagement middle management time management management cybernetics strategic management Human Resource Management risk management package management system performance management system project management soil management

Translations

administration; the process or practice of managing

• Arabic: إدارة (ar) (idāra) f
• Chinese: 经营 (jīng yíng)
• Czech: řízení (cs) n, management (cs) m
• Dutch: management (nl), administratie (nl) f, beheer (nl) n, bestuur (nl) n, directie (nl) f
• Finnish: johtaminen (fi), hallinto (fi)
• French: administration (fr) f, gestion (fr) f
• German: Verwaltung (de) f, Führung (de) f, Handhabung (de) f, Leitung (de) f, Regie (de) f, Management (de) n
• Hungarian: ügyintézés (hu)
• Irish: reachtas (ga), riar (ga), bainistiú (ga) m, bainistíocht (ga) f, bainisteoireacht (ga) f
• Italian: amministrazione (it) f, direzione (it) f, gestione (it)
• Japanese: 管理 (かんり, kanri)

• Korean: 관리 (gwalli)
• Macedonian: управување (mk) (upravúvanje) n, раководење (mk) (rakovódenje) n
• Norwegian: ledelse (no) m
• Polish: zarządzanie (pl) n
• Portuguese: administração (pt) f
• Russian: управление (ru) (upravlénije) n
• Scottish Gaelic: stiùireadh (gd) m, riaghladh (gd) m
• Serbo-Croatian: upravljanje (sh) n, menadžment (sh) m
• Slovak: manažment (sk) m
• Spanish: administración (es) f, gestión (es) f
• Swedish: styrelse (sv) c

the executives of an organisation

• Dutch: management (nl) n, bestuur (nl) n

• Finnish: johto (fi)

judicious use of means

• Finnish: hallinta (fi)

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Noun

management m

1. management

Synonyms

• řízení n

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Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ma‧nage‧ment

Etymology

From English

Noun

management n (uncountable)

1. management

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Etymology

English

Noun

management m (invariable)

1. management