- white-col|lar
- white-col|lar «HWYT KOL uhr», adjective.of or having to do with clerical, professional, or business work or workers: »
white-collar respectability.
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white-col·lar — /ˈwaıtˈkɑːlɚ/ adj : of, relating to, or having the kind of jobs that are done in an office instead of a factory, warehouse, etc. white collar jobs/workers compare ↑blue collar, ↑pink collar … Useful english dictionary
blue-col|lar — «BLOO KOL uhr», adjective. of or having to do with industrial or factory work or workers, or with unskilled or skilled manual labor: »There has been a steady increase in the number of white collar workers relative to blue collar factory workers… … Useful english dictionary
gray-col|lar — «GRAY KOL uhr», adjective. U.S. of or having to do with workers who perform technical services of repair or maintenance. ╂[patterned on blue collar and white collar] … Useful english dictionary
White-Collar-Kriminalität — White|col|lar|kri|mi|na|li|tät auch: White Col|lar Kri|mi| … Universal-Lexikon
white–collar crime — white–col·lar crime / hwīt kä lər / n: crime that is committed by salaried professional workers or persons in business and that usu. involves a form of financial theft or fraud (as in securities dealing) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… … Law dictionary
White-Collar-Kriminalität — White Col|lar Kri|mi|na|li|tät [wait kɔlə...] die; <nach gleichbed. engl. white collar crime, eigtl. »Verbrechen (das) im weißen Kragen (ausgeführt wird)«> nicht gewalttätige, weniger offensichtliche strafbare Handlungsweise, wie sie in… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
white-collar — white′ col lar adj. bus pertaining to or designating professional or clerical workers whose jobs are usu. salaried and do not involve manual labor Compare blue collar Etymology: 1920–25 … From formal English to slang
blue-col·lar — /ˈbluːˈkɑːlɚ/ adj : requiring physical work blue collar jobs [=jobs making things in a factory, fixing machines, building things, etc.] : relating to or having jobs that require physical work blue collar [=working class] workers/families compare… … Useful english dictionary
Whitecollarkriminalität — White|col|lar|kri|mi|na|li|tät auch: White Col|lar Kri|mi| … Universal-Lexikon
Whitecollarkriminalität — White|col|lar|kri|mi|na|li|tät auch: White Col|lar Kri|mi|na|li|tät 〈[waıtkɔ̣lə(r) ] f.; Gen.: , Pl.: en〉 Kriminalität innerhalb der gehobenen Schichten, bes. im Bereich der Wirtschaft [Etym.: <engl. white collar »weißer Kragen« (als Zeichen… … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
