practice
♦♦ prac|tice /pr'æktɪs/ (practices)
1 [N-COUNT]
You can refer to something that people do regularly as a practice.
Some firms have cut workers' pay below the level set in their contract, a practice that is illegal in Germany...
Gordon Brown has demanded a public inquiry into bank practices.
2 [N-VAR] usu supp N
Practice means doing something regularly in order to be able to do it better. A practice is one of these periods of doing something.
She was taking all three of her daughters to basketball practice every day...
The defending world racing champion recorded the fastest time in a final practice today.
3 [N-UNCOUNT] with supp
The work done by doctors and lawyers is referred to as the practice of medicine and law. People's religious activities are referred to as the practice of a religion.
...the practice of internal medicine...
I eventually realized I had to change my attitude toward medical practice.
4 [N-COUNT]
A doctor's or lawyer's practice is his or her business, often shared with other doctors or lawyers.
The new doctor's practice was miles away from where I lived...
5
see also practise
6 [PHRASE] PHR with cl
What happens in practice is what actually happens, in contrast to what is supposed to happen.
...the difference between foreign policy as presented to the public and foreign policy in actual practice...
In practice, workers do not work to satisfy their needs.
7 [PHRASE] v-link PHR
If something such as a procedure is normal practice or standard practice, it is the usual thing that is done in a particular situation.
It is normal practice not to reveal details of a patient's condition...
The transcript is full of codewords, which is standard practice in any army.
8 [PHRASE] v-link PHR
If you are out of practice at doing something, you have not had much experience of it recently, although you used to do it a lot or be quite good at it.
`How's your German?'--`Not bad, but I'm out of practice.'
9 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you put a belief or method into practice, you behave or act in accordance with it.
Now that he is back, the prime minister has another chance to put his new ideas into practice...code of prac|tice (codes of practice)
[N-COUNT]
A code of practice is a set of written rules which explains how people working in a particular profession should behave.
The auctioneers are violating a code of practice by dealing in stolen goods.gen|er|al prac|tice (general practices)
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
When a doctor is in general practice, he or she treats sick people at a surgery or office, or visits them at home, and does not specialize in a particular type of medicine.
In recent years, doctors have been trained specifically for general practice.
[N-COUNT]
General practice is also a noun.
The sample was selected from the medical records of two general practices.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
When lawyers deal with all kinds of legal matters, rather than specializing in one kind of law, you can say they have a general practice or are in general practice. (mainly AM)re|stric|tive prac|tice (restrictive practices)
[N-COUNT] usu pl
Restrictive practices are ways in which people involved in an industry, trade, or profession protect their own interests, rather than having a system which is fair to the public, employers, and other workers. (BRIT BUSINESS)
The Act was introduced to end restrictive practices in the docks.sharp prac|tice
[N-UNCOUNT]
You can use sharp practice to refer to an action or a way of behaving, especially in business or professional matters, that you think is clever but dishonest.
He accused some solicitors of sharp practice.teach|ing prac|tice
[N-UNCOUNT]
Teaching practice is a period that a student teacher spends teaching at a school as part of his or her training. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use practice teaching)
1 [N-COUNT]
You can refer to something that people do regularly as a practice.
Some firms have cut workers' pay below the level set in their contract, a practice that is illegal in Germany...
Gordon Brown has demanded a public inquiry into bank practices.
2 [N-VAR] usu supp N
Practice means doing something regularly in order to be able to do it better. A practice is one of these periods of doing something.
She was taking all three of her daughters to basketball practice every day...
The defending world racing champion recorded the fastest time in a final practice today.
3 [N-UNCOUNT] with supp
The work done by doctors and lawyers is referred to as the practice of medicine and law. People's religious activities are referred to as the practice of a religion.
...the practice of internal medicine...
I eventually realized I had to change my attitude toward medical practice.
4 [N-COUNT]
A doctor's or lawyer's practice is his or her business, often shared with other doctors or lawyers.
The new doctor's practice was miles away from where I lived...
5
see also practise
6 [PHRASE] PHR with cl
What happens in practice is what actually happens, in contrast to what is supposed to happen.
...the difference between foreign policy as presented to the public and foreign policy in actual practice...
In practice, workers do not work to satisfy their needs.
7 [PHRASE] v-link PHR
If something such as a procedure is normal practice or standard practice, it is the usual thing that is done in a particular situation.
It is normal practice not to reveal details of a patient's condition...
The transcript is full of codewords, which is standard practice in any army.
8 [PHRASE] v-link PHR
If you are out of practice at doing something, you have not had much experience of it recently, although you used to do it a lot or be quite good at it.
`How's your German?'--`Not bad, but I'm out of practice.'
9 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you put a belief or method into practice, you behave or act in accordance with it.
Now that he is back, the prime minister has another chance to put his new ideas into practice...code of prac|tice (codes of practice)
[N-COUNT]
A code of practice is a set of written rules which explains how people working in a particular profession should behave.
The auctioneers are violating a code of practice by dealing in stolen goods.gen|er|al prac|tice (general practices)
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
When a doctor is in general practice, he or she treats sick people at a surgery or office, or visits them at home, and does not specialize in a particular type of medicine.
In recent years, doctors have been trained specifically for general practice.
[N-COUNT]
General practice is also a noun.
The sample was selected from the medical records of two general practices.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
When lawyers deal with all kinds of legal matters, rather than specializing in one kind of law, you can say they have a general practice or are in general practice. (mainly AM)re|stric|tive prac|tice (restrictive practices)
[N-COUNT] usu pl
Restrictive practices are ways in which people involved in an industry, trade, or profession protect their own interests, rather than having a system which is fair to the public, employers, and other workers. (BRIT BUSINESS)
The Act was introduced to end restrictive practices in the docks.sharp prac|tice
[N-UNCOUNT]
You can use sharp practice to refer to an action or a way of behaving, especially in business or professional matters, that you think is clever but dishonest.
He accused some solicitors of sharp practice.teach|ing prac|tice
[N-UNCOUNT]
Teaching practice is a period that a student teacher spends teaching at a school as part of his or her training. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use practice teaching)