Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management
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closing 49 cold<br />
closing /kləυzIŋ/ adjective 1. final or<br />
coming at the end 2. at the end <strong>of</strong> an accounting<br />
period At the end <strong>of</strong> the<br />
quarter the bookkeeper has to calculate<br />
the closing balance. noun the shutting<br />
<strong>of</strong> a shop or being shut<br />
closing date /kləυzIŋ deIt/ noun<br />
the last date The closing date for tenders<br />
to be received is May 1st.<br />
closing session /kləυzIŋ seʃ(ə)n/<br />
noun the last part <strong>of</strong> a meeting or<br />
conference<br />
closing time /kləυzIŋ taIm/ noun<br />
the time when a shop or <strong>of</strong>fice stops<br />
work<br />
closure /kləυʒə/ noun the act <strong>of</strong><br />
closing<br />
clothing /kləυðIŋ/ noun the clothes<br />
which a person wears The company<br />
provides special clothing for its<br />
employees.<br />
clothing allowance /kləυðIŋ ə-<br />
laυəns/ noun an addition to normal salary<br />
to cover the cost <strong>of</strong> buying special<br />
clothing to wear when on duty<br />
club /klb/ noun a group <strong>of</strong> people<br />
who have the same interest, or the place<br />
where these people meet If you want<br />
the managing director, you can phone<br />
him at his club. She has applied to<br />
join the sports club. club membership<br />
all the members <strong>of</strong> a club club<br />
subscription money paid to belong to a<br />
club verb to club together to give<br />
money each for a special purpose <br />
They clubbed together to buy the manager<br />
a wedding present.<br />
co- /kəυ/ prefix working or acting<br />
together<br />
coaching /kəυtʃIŋ/ noun a<br />
face-to-face instruction where a subordinate<br />
is shown how to change their behaviour<br />
The HR manager found<br />
coaching useful in dealing with employers<br />
needing a more tactful approach<br />
when attempting to change their attitude.<br />
In our company coaching has<br />
made management more aware <strong>of</strong> workers’<br />
attitudes.<br />
code /kəυd/ noun 1. a system <strong>of</strong> signs,<br />
numbers or letters which mean something<br />
2. a set <strong>of</strong> rules<br />
code <strong>of</strong> conduct /kəυd əv<br />
kɒndkt/ noun the guideline showing<br />
how someone (such as shop assistants or<br />
railway station staff) should behave towards<br />
customers<br />
code <strong>of</strong> ethics /kəυd əv eθIks/<br />
noun a code <strong>of</strong> working which shows<br />
how a pr<strong>of</strong>essional group should work,<br />
and in particular what type <strong>of</strong> relationship<br />
they should have with their clients<br />
code <strong>of</strong> practice /kəυd əv<br />
prktIs/ noun rules drawn up by an association<br />
which the members must follow<br />
when doing business<br />
co-determination /kəυ dItmI-<br />
neIʃ(ə)n/ noun (in Germany and some<br />
other countries) a system where a certain<br />
percentage <strong>of</strong> representatives <strong>of</strong> the<br />
workers must be part <strong>of</strong> the supervisory<br />
board <strong>of</strong> a company<br />
coding /kəυdIŋ/ noun the act <strong>of</strong> putting<br />
a code on something the coding <strong>of</strong><br />
invoices<br />
co-director /kəυ daIrektə/ noun a<br />
person who is a director <strong>of</strong> the same<br />
company as you<br />
coercion /kəυʃ(ə)n/ noun the act<br />
<strong>of</strong> forcing someone to do something<br />
c<strong>of</strong>fee break /kɒfi breIk/ noun a<br />
rest time during work when the employees<br />
can drink c<strong>of</strong>fee or tea<br />
cognition /kɒɡnIʃ(ə)n/ noun thinking<br />
processes<br />
cognitive /kɒɡnItIv/ adjective relating<br />
to thinking processes<br />
cohort /kəυhɔt/ noun a group <strong>of</strong><br />
people who do the same thing at the<br />
same time (such as a group <strong>of</strong> managers<br />
who joined a company as trainees<br />
together)<br />
cohort study /kəυhɔt stdi/ noun<br />
a study in which a group <strong>of</strong> individuals<br />
who have something in common with<br />
each other, e.g. children with the same<br />
birth date, are observed over several<br />
years<br />
cold /kəυld/ adjective 1. not hot The<br />
machines work badly in cold weather. <br />
The <strong>of</strong>fice was so cold that the staff<br />
started complaining. The c<strong>of</strong>fee machine<br />
also sells cold drinks. 2. without<br />
being prepared
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