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working

 
/ˈwɜr·kɪŋ/ adj [not gradable] (DOING A JOB)

Definition

relating to your job and its surroundings: Employees are unhappy with working conditions. A working person is employed: working mothers
(Definition of working adj (DOING A JOB) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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