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internship

 
 
/ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp/ US   /-tɝː–/ noun [C] US WORKPLACE

Definition

a period of time during which a student works for a company or organization in order to get experience of a particular type of work: The business students often do an internship during their long vacation in e-commerce companies. a paid/summer internship an internship program → Compare work experience
(Definition of internship noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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