American Dictionary
Definition program in American English
program
noun
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noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
▪ announce, develop, implement, initiate, launch, plan
Differences between American and British English: program
In the U.S., program often means a group of related services or projects organized by a government or a nongovernmental organization: the Food Stamp Program. It can also mean a plan of activities organized by an educational institution: the Asian Studies program. In the U.K., a programme is a set of plans to develop or improve something, that might be organized by a corporation, a university, or another large organization. If it is arranged by the government, British speakers might call it a scheme: the new government grant scheme.
a television or radio broadcast
a plan of activities for achieving something
A forest conservation program has been launched in Guyana.
A lot has already been accomplished under the new housing program.
a series of instructions that makes a computer perform an action or a particular type of work
a word processing/graphics/spreadsheet program
a course of study in a college or university
Kathy is enrolled in a graduate program in journalism.
a thin book or a piece of paper that gives an audience information about a performance or event
The program says that there will be a 15-minute intermission.
