Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

change 44 charge
assistant resigned. (NOTE: you have a
chance of doing something or to do
something)
change /tʃeIndʒ/ noun 1. money in
coins or small notes to give someone
change for £10 to give someone coins
or notes in exchange for a ten pound
note 2. money given back by the seller,
when the buyer can pay only with a
larger note or coin than the amount
asked She gave me the wrong change.
You paid the £5.75 bill with a £10
note, so you should have £4.25 change.
keep the change keep it as a tip (said
to waiters, taxi-drivers, etc.) 3. an alteration
of the way something is done or of
the way work is carried out verb 1.
to change a £20 note to give change in
smaller notes or coins for a £20 note 2.
to give one type of currency for another
to change £1,000 into dollars We
want to change some traveller’s
cheques. 3. to change hands (of a
business, property, etc.) to be sold to a
new owner The shop changed hands
for £100,000.
change of use /tʃeIndʒ əv jus/
noun permission given by a local authority
for premises to be used for a different
purpose (such as house to become
a shop or a shop to become a restaurant)
channel /tʃn(ə)l/ noun a means by
which information or goods pass from
one place to another to go through
the official channels to deal with government
officials, especially when making
a request verb to send in a certain
direction They are channelling their
research funds into developing European
communication systems. (NOTE:
channelling – channelled)
channels of communication
/tʃn(ə)lz əv kəmjunIkeIʃ(ə)n/
noun ways in which information can be
passed (post, telephone, fax, the
Internet, newspapers, TV, etc.) to
open up new channels of communication
to find new ways of communicating
with someone
character /krIktə/ noun 1. the general
nature or qualities of a person,
which make that person different from
others You need an easy-going character
to work in this office. 2. strong
will or decisiveness a post needing
character and a willingness to work
hard
character analysis /krIktə ə-
nləsIs/ noun the analysis of a job applicant’s
general nature and qualities
All candidates for the job underwent a
character analysis.
character assessment /krIktə
əsesmənt/ noun the process of judging
the personality of an employee
character reference /krIktə
ref(ə)rəns/ noun a report showing the
strength of someone’s character
charge /tʃɑdʒ/ noun 1. money which
must be paid, or the price of a service
to make no charge for delivery to
make a small charge for rental There
is no charge for this service or No
charge is made for this service. bank
charges, service charge US charges
made by a bank for carrying out work
for a customer 2. management or control
to be in charge of something to
be the manager or to deal with something
She is in charge of all our HR
documentation. to take charge of
something to start to deal with something
or to become responsible for
something When the manager was ill,
his deputy took charge of the department.
3. an official statement in a court
accusing someone of having committed
a crime He appeared in court on a
charge of embezzling or on an embezzlement
charge. to take charge of something
to start to deal with something or
to become responsible for something
When the manager was ill, her deputy
took charge of the department. to be
in charge of something to be the manager
or to deal with something She is
in charge of all our personnel documentation.
verb 1. to ask someone to pay
for services later 2. to ask for money to
be paid to charge £5 for delivery
How much does he charge? he
charges £16 an hour he asks to be paid
£16 for an hour’s work 3. to pay for
something by putting it on a charge account
Can you charge the meal to my
room? I want to charge these purchases
to the company account. They
were charged with murder. 4. (in a
court) to accuse someone formally of