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`structure
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`structure noun (ARRANGEMENT)
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`the arrangement or organization of parts in a system:
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`structure noun (BUILDING)
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`something built, such as a building or a bridge:
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`The bridge is the longest steel structure in the world.
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`Meaning of structure in English
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`structure
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`structure noun (ARRANGEMENT)
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`the arrangement or organization of parts in a system:
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`structure noun (BUILDING)
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`something built, such as a building or a bridge:
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`The bridge is the longest steel structure in the world.
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`STRUCTURE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
`to arrange or organize something:
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`Office hours are structured to accommodate individual workers’ needs.
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`(Definition of structure from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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`structure | ENGLISH
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`structure
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`UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃə / US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ /
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`structure noun (ARRANGEMENT)
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`the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a
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`the grammatical structure of a sentence
`The structure of this protein is particularly complex.
`They have a very old-fashioned management structure.
`Some people like the sense of structure that a military lifestyle imposes.
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`The company has a complex organizational structure.
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`The report homed in on the weaknesses in the management structure.
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`Microscopy is an invaluable technique for studying the structure of cells.
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`structure noun (BUILDING)
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`something that has been made or built from parts, especially a large building:
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`The proposed new office tower is a steel and glass structure 43 storeys high.
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`structure noun (BODY PART)
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`an organ in the body, or part of an organ, that does a particular job
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`verb [ T ]
`UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃə / US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ /
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`We must carefully structure and rehearse each scene.
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`(Definition of structure from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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`structure | BUSINESS ENGLISH
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`structure
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`the way in which the parts of a system are arranged or organized, or the system
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`The company attributed the strong growth to a decentralized corporate structure.
`pricing/charging/fee structure The phone uses a simplified pricing structure based on
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`pay/tax/rate structure A new regional pay structure has been introduced.
`the structure of sth Market forces will inevitably bring about changes in the structure of
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`STRUCTURE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
`an object such as a building, that has been built or arranged in a particular way:
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`Their new head office is an impressive glass and steel structure.
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`the condition of being well arranged or organized:
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`have/lack/need (a) structure His financial plans lack structure.
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`capital structure
`career structure
`corporate structure
`cost structure
`financial structure
`matrix structure
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`structure
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`Serious questions will be asked about the way they have chosen to structure the company.
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`There are ways to structure the deal that will get around these problems.
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`The funds are all structured slightly differently.
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`(Definition of structure from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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`EXAMPLES of structure
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`Constructions : a construction grammar approach to argument structure.
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`The frequency of repetition across target structures varied.
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`estructura, estructurar, construcción…
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`STRUCTURE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
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