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{ "term": "unit", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "image": "data/images/ki/kitchen.png", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a single thing, person or group that is complete by itself but can also form part of something larger", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "After 1946 the British Government treated the four territorial divisions as a **single unit**." }, { "text": "The **basic unit** of society is the family." }, { "text": "The cell is the unit of which all living organisms are composed." }, { "text": "the role of the **family unit** in the community" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["large", "small", "basic"], "verb + unit": ["break something down into", "divide something into"], "phrases": ["unit of analysis"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a single item of the type of product that a company sells", "labels": "(business)", "examples": [ { "text": "The game's selling price was $15 per unit." }, { "text": "What's the **unit cost**?" }, { "text": "The manufacturer sold 73 000 units in the first quarter." }, { "text": "China produced 65 million units last year." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["basic", "standard", "monetary"], "verb + unit": ["produce", "sell"], "unit + noun": ["cost", "length", "weight"], "preposition": ["unit of"], "phrases": ["per unit"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "one of the parts into which a textbook or a series of lessons is divided", "sensetop": "in a unit", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Each unit of the course that we completed felt like a real achievement." }, { "text": "The present perfect is covered in Unit 8.", "contextForm": "in a unit" }, { "text": "The university is recruiting staff to teach the new units." }, { "text": "You learned this in the first unit." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a group of people who work or live together, especially for a particular purpose", "sensetop": "in a unit", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "**army/military/combat/police units**" }, { "text": "a **special unit** of the FBI" }, { "text": "Medical units were operating in the disaster area." }, { "text": "Two **members of the unit** died on the mission." }, { "text": "They formed **small units** of 15 to 20 people." }, { "text": "The marching column encountered **large units** of the enemy." }, { "text": "Soldiers in the unit are trained to survive in the snow and cold.", "contextForm": "in a unit" }, { "text": "The army is collaborating with guerrilla units in the border region." }, { "text": "Enemy units have infiltrated the territory." }, { "text": "The new manager changed a talented collection of individuals into a cohesive unit." }, { "text": "Large departments were broken down into smaller units." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["army", "combat", "infantry"], "unit + noun": ["commander"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "a department, especially in a hospital, that provides a particular type of care or treatment", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the **intensive care unit**" }, { "text": "a **maternity unit**" }, { "text": "The cancer research unit is attached to the local university." }, { "text": "patients in the psychiatric unit" } ], "topics": ["Healthcare"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["intensive care", "accident and emergency", "casualty"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "a piece of furniture, especially a cupboard, that fits with and matches others of the same type", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a fitted kitchen with white units" }, { "text": "floor/wall units" }, { "text": "bedroom/kitchen units" } ], "topics": ["Houses and homes"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["kitchen", "storage", "vanity"], "verb + unit": ["install"] } }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "a fixed quantity, etc. that is used as a standard measurement", "sensetop": "per unit", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a unit of measurement" }, { "text": "Women are advised not to drink more than fourteen units of alcohol per week." }, { "text": "a unit of time/length/weight" }, { "text": "a unit of currency, such as the euro or the dollar" }, { "text": "Electricity is ten pence per unit.", "contextForm": "per unit" }, { "text": "The law requires almost all federal agencies to use metric units." }, { "text": "The highest carbon emissions per unit of energy are from coal." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["basic", "standard", "monetary"], "verb + unit": ["produce", "sell"], "unit + noun": ["cost", "length", "weight"], "preposition": ["unit of"], "phrases": ["per unit"] } }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "a small machine that has a particular purpose or is part of a larger machine", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [ { "text": "a waste disposal unit" }, { "text": "the central processing unit of a computer" }, { "text": "an air-conditioning unit" } ], "topics": ["Computers"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["kitchen", "storage", "vanity"], "verb + unit": ["install"] } }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "a single flat, house or section in a building or group of buildings", "labels": "(formal)(Australian English, New Zealand English)", "examples": [ { "text": "a **housing/residential unit**" }, { "text": "to **build** new affordable housing **units**" }, { "text": "The site is being redeveloped for 62 **home units**." }, { "text": "a single dwelling unit" }, { "text": "a **retail/business unit**" }, { "text": "an **industrial unit**" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["dwelling", "housing", "residential"], "verb + unit": ["build"] } }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "any whole number from 0 to 9", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [ { "text": "a column for the tens and a column for the units" } ], "topics": ["Maths and measurement"] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈjuːnɪt/", "audio": "un/unit/unit__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈjuːnɪt/", "audio": "un/unit/unit__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late 16th cent. (as a mathematical term): from Latin unus, probably suggested by digit." }