quality
♦♦ qual|ity /kw'ɒlɪti/ (qualities)
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The quality of something is how good or bad it is.
Everyone can greatly improve the quality of life...
Other services vary dramatically in quality.
...high quality paper and plywood.
2 [N-UNCOUNT] usu with supp, oft N n
Something of quality is of a high standard.
...a college of quality...
In our work, quality is paramount.
3 [N-COUNT] usu pl, usu supp N
Someone's qualities are the good characteristics that they have which are part of their nature.
He wanted to introduce mature people with leadership qualities...
4 [N-COUNT] oft adj N
You can describe a particular characteristic of a person or thing as a quality.
...a childlike quality.
...the pretentious quality of the poetry...
5 [ADJ] ADJ n
The quality papers or the quality press are the more serious newspapers which give detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports on business, culture, and society. (BRIT)
Even the quality papers agreed that it was a triumph.qual|ity cir|cle (quality circles)
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A quality circle is a small group of workers and managers who meet to solve problems and improve the quality of the organization's products or services. (BUSINESS)
Riddick's first move was to form a quality circle.qual|ity con|trol
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In an organization that produces goods or provides services, quality control is the activity of checking that the goods or services are of an acceptable standard. (BUSINESS)qual|ity time
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If people spend quality time together, they spend a period of time relaxing or doing things that they both enjoy, and not worrying about work or other responsibilities.to|tal qual|ity man|age|ment
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Total quality management is a set of management principles aimed at improving performance throughout a company, especially by involving employees in decision-making. The abbreviation TQM is also used. (BUSINESS)
He is a firm believer in total quality management.
1 [N-UNCOUNT] usu with supp
The quality of something is how good or bad it is.
Everyone can greatly improve the quality of life...
Other services vary dramatically in quality.
...high quality paper and plywood.
2 [N-UNCOUNT] usu with supp, oft N n
Something of quality is of a high standard.
...a college of quality...
In our work, quality is paramount.
3 [N-COUNT] usu pl, usu supp N
Someone's qualities are the good characteristics that they have which are part of their nature.
He wanted to introduce mature people with leadership qualities...
4 [N-COUNT] oft adj N
You can describe a particular characteristic of a person or thing as a quality.
...a childlike quality.
...the pretentious quality of the poetry...
5 [ADJ] ADJ n
The quality papers or the quality press are the more serious newspapers which give detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports on business, culture, and society. (BRIT)
Even the quality papers agreed that it was a triumph.qual|ity cir|cle (quality circles)
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A quality circle is a small group of workers and managers who meet to solve problems and improve the quality of the organization's products or services. (BUSINESS)
Riddick's first move was to form a quality circle.qual|ity con|trol
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In an organization that produces goods or provides services, quality control is the activity of checking that the goods or services are of an acceptable standard. (BUSINESS)qual|ity time
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If people spend quality time together, they spend a period of time relaxing or doing things that they both enjoy, and not worrying about work or other responsibilities.to|tal qual|ity man|age|ment
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Total quality management is a set of management principles aimed at improving performance throughout a company, especially by involving employees in decision-making. The abbreviation TQM is also used. (BUSINESS)
He is a firm believer in total quality management.