application
♦ ap|pli|ca|tion /'æplɪk'eɪʃən/ (applications)
1 [N-COUNT] usu with supp, oft N for n, N to-inf, also on/upon N
An application for something such as a job or membership of an organization is a formal written request for it.
His application for membership of the organisation was rejected...
Tickets are available on application.
2 [N-VAR] oft N of/to n
The application of a rule or piece of knowledge is the use of it in a particular situation.
Students learned the practical application of the theory they had learned in the classroom...
3 [N-COUNT]
In computing, an application is a piece of software designed to carry out a particular task.
4 [N-UNCOUNT]
Application is hard work and concentration on what you are doing over a period of time.
...his immense talent, boundless energy and unremitting application.
= diligence
5 [N-VAR] oft N of n
The application of something to a surface is the act or process of putting it on or rubbing it into the surface.
With repeated applications of weedkiller, the weeds were overcome.plan|ning ap|pli|ca|tion (planning applications)
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In Britain, a planning application is a formal request to a local authority for permission to build something new or to add something to an existing building.
1 [N-COUNT] usu with supp, oft N for n, N to-inf, also on/upon N
An application for something such as a job or membership of an organization is a formal written request for it.
His application for membership of the organisation was rejected...
Tickets are available on application.
2 [N-VAR] oft N of/to n
The application of a rule or piece of knowledge is the use of it in a particular situation.
Students learned the practical application of the theory they had learned in the classroom...
3 [N-COUNT]
In computing, an application is a piece of software designed to carry out a particular task.
4 [N-UNCOUNT]
Application is hard work and concentration on what you are doing over a period of time.
...his immense talent, boundless energy and unremitting application.
= diligence
5 [N-VAR] oft N of n
The application of something to a surface is the act or process of putting it on or rubbing it into the surface.
With repeated applications of weedkiller, the weeds were overcome.plan|ning ap|pli|ca|tion (planning applications)
[N-COUNT]
In Britain, a planning application is a formal request to a local authority for permission to build something new or to add something to an existing building.