- shop floor
- Shop floor'Shop floor' refers to the part of an organisation where the work is actually performed rather than just managed.
The small dictionary of idiomes. 2014.
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shop floor — n [singular] 1.) the area in a factory where the ordinary workers do their work on the shop floor ▪ The chairwoman started her working life on the shop floor. 2.) the ordinary workers in a factory, not the managers ▪ negotiations between the shop … Dictionary of contemporary English
shop floor — ➔ floor … Financial and business terms
shop floor — noun count 1. ) the area in a factory where products are made 2. ) the shop floor the workers in a factory, not the managers … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shop-floor — shopˈ floor adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑shop … Useful english dictionary
shop floor — n. 1. the part of a factory where the products are manufactured 2. the workers who are engaged in production there * * * … Universalium
shop floor — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ the part of a workshop or factory where production as distinct from administrative work is carried out … English terms dictionary
shop floor — n. 1. the part of a factory where the products are manufactured 2. the workers who are engaged in production there … English World dictionary
shop floor — also shop floor, shopfloor N SING: oft N n The shop floor is used to refer to all the ordinary workers in a factory or the area where they work, especially in contrast to the people who are in charge. [BRIT] Cost must be controlled, not just on… … English dictionary
shop floor — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms shop floor : singular shop floor plural shop floors 1) the area in a factory where products are made 2) the shop floor the workers in a factory, not the managers … English dictionary
shop floor — noun the shop floor BrE 1 the area in a factory where the ordinary workers do their work: The chairwoman started her working life on the shop floor. 2 the ordinary workers in a factory, not the managers … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
