secondment

English

Etymology

From second +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /səˈkɒn(d)mənt/

Noun

secondment (countable and uncountable, plural secondments)

The process or state of being seconded, the temporary transfer of a person from their normal duty to another assignment.
Synonym: detail
- 2020 April 22, Paul Stephen, “COVID-19: meet the railway heroes”, in Rail, page 41:
  Currently on secondment as the Contract Delivery Manager for Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, Kate is responsible for 210 members of staff - including train drivers, ground staff and frontline operational managers.

Translations

temporary transfer

Chinese:
Mandarin: 臨時調任／临时调任 (línshí diàorèn)
Dutch: detachering (nl)
Finnish: siirto (fi), komennus (fi)
French: détachement (fr) m
German: Abordnung (de)
Italian: distaccamento (it) m
Spanish: comisión de servicio f

References

“secondment”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

condemnest

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