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procedure — pro‧ce‧dure [prəˈsiːdʒə ǁ ər] noun [countable, uncountable] the official or accepted way of doing something, especially something that is done often: • We have hired an accounting firm to evaluate our audit procedures. procedure for • The bank… … Financial and business terms
usual — A common oversight in newspapers, no doubt attributable to haste, is telling readers twice in a sentence that a thing is customary. Both of the following are from The New York Times: The usual procedure normally involved getting eyewitness… … Dictionary of troublesome word
usual way — index practice (procedure) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
procedure — pro|ce|dure W2S3 [prəˈsi:dʒə US ər] n [U and C] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: procédure, from Old French proceder; PROCEED] 1.) a way of doing something, especially the correct or usual way →↑process procedure for ▪ What s the procedure for … Dictionary of contemporary English
usual — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ quite (esp. BrE), very (esp. AmE) ▪ Don t worry it s quite usual to have a few problems at first … Collocations dictionary
procedure — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complex, complicated ▪ simple, straightforward ▪ common, correct, normal, proper, recommended … Collocations dictionary
procedure */*/*/ — UK [prəˈsiːdʒə(r)] / US [prəˈsɪdʒər] noun [countable] Word forms procedure : singular procedure plural procedures 1) a way of doing something, especially the correct or usual way Companies use a variety of testing procedures to select appropriate … English dictionary
procedure — pro|ce|dure [ prə sidʒər ] noun count *** 1. ) a way of doing something, especially the correct or usual way: Companies use a variety of testing procedures to select appropriate candidates. procedure for: The procedure for doing this is explained … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
procedure — [[t]prəsi͟ːʤə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ procedures N VAR A procedure is a way of doing something, especially the usual or correct way. A biopsy is usually a minor surgical procedure... Police insist that Michael did not follow the correct procedure in applying … English dictionary
procedure*/ — [prəˈsiːdʒə] noun [C] a way of doing something, especially the correct or usual way Those ticket holders who followed the proper procedure will receive a full refund.[/ex] The procedure for doing this is explained fully in the next chapter.[/ex]… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
