application
- application
- noun
1 WRITTEN REQUEST (C, U) a formal, usually written, request for something such as a job, place at university, or permission to do something: Developers have filed a planning application.
(+ for): There were more than 300 applications for the six jobs. | job/membership application: We received hundreds of job applications. | application form (=the paper on which you write your details) | on application (to) (=when you make an application): Details will be sent on application.
2 PRACTICAL USE (C, U) practical purpose for which a machine, idea etc can be used, or the act of using it for this: A micro computer has a wide range of applications for businesses.
(+ of/to/in): the application of this theory to actual economic practice
3 PAINT/LIQUID (C, U) the act of putting something such as paint, liquid, medicine etc onto a surface
(+ of): The application of fertilizer increased the size of the plants.
4 EFFORT (U) attention or effort over a long period of time: Making your new business successful requires luck, patience, and application.
5 COMPUTERS a piece of software: The top software application last year was Microsoft Office.
6 RELATION TO STH (U) the way in which something can affect or be used on something else
(+ to): That rule has no application to this case.
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