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management

noun
man·​age·​ment | \ ˈma-nij-mÉ™nt How to pronounce management (audio) \

Definition of management

1 : the act or art of managing : the conducting or supervising of something (such as a business) Business improved under the management of new owners.
2 : judicious use of means to accomplish an end is extremely cautious when it comes to money management
3 : the collective body of those who manage or direct an enterprise Management decided to hire more workers.

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Other Words from management

managemental \ ËŒma-​nij-​ˈmen-​tᵊl How to pronounce managemental (audio) \ adjective

Examples of management in a Sentence

Business improved under the management of new owners. We're using new management techniques. Management and labor could not agree. He has a job in middle management. The managements of several top corporations met yesterday. a new system of water management
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The first of those had been under the management of Mauricio Pochettino, with the Argentine later taking him to Spurs. SI.com, "Tottenham Agree Fee With Club Brugge Over Transfer of Midfielder Victor Wanyama," 29 Aug. 2019 The Corvias website shows its work includes management of housing for military bases, including Fort Rucker. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, "Information scarce on some Alabama prison-building firms," 27 Aug. 2019 And while thorium might avoid some of the long-term challenges in waste management, combining it with uranium-233 in the short term would actually be more radioactive than current plants. David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Andrew Yang Wants Thorium Nuclear Power. Here's What That Means.," 27 Aug. 2019 Net new assets in wealth management in all territories have been growing at about 5% a year, and profits at 15%. The Economist, "Tidjane Thiam’s overhaul of Credit Suisse is paying off," 24 Aug. 2019 The Danish government handles foreign affairs and national defense, but the Greenland government controls everything else — including the management of its mineral deposits. Los Angeles Times, "Q&A: Trump wants to buy Greenland. How much is it worth anyway?," 23 Aug. 2019 Relations improved as young Aboriginal people were trained as rangers, archaeologists and heritage officials, and in 2007, the 3TTGs gained joint management of the parks. David Maurice Smith, Smithsonian, "A 42,000-Year-Old Man Finally Goes Home," 23 Aug. 2019 In 2017, aggregate state spending on emergency management agencies plummeted to $466 million, according to the latest biennial report of the National Emergency Management Association. Thomas Frank, Scientific American, "Why the U.S. Disaster Agency Is Not Ready for Catastrophes," 20 Aug. 2019 HOUSTON — Computer systems in 23 small Texas towns have been hacked, seized, and held for ransom in a widespread, coordinated cyberattack that has sent state emergency-management officials scrambling, authorities said. Manny Fernandez, BostonGlobe.com, "Ransomware attack hits 23 Texas towns, authorities say," 20 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of management

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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management

noun

English Language Learners Definition of management

: the act or skill of controlling and making decisions about a business, department, sports team, etc.
: the people who make decisions about a business, department, sports team, etc.
: the act or process of deciding how to use something

management

noun
man·​age·​ment | \ ˈma-nij-mÉ™nt How to pronounce management (audio) \

Kids Definition of management

1 : the act of looking after and making decisions about something
2 : the people who look after and make decisions about something Management and labor could not agree on pay increases.

management

noun
man·​age·​ment | \ ˈman-ij-mÉ™nt How to pronounce management (audio) \

Medical Definition of management

: the whole system of care and treatment of a disease or a sick individual the management of contagious diseases

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