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{
"term": "voluntary",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "done willingly, not because you are forced",
"labels": "(British English)",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a voluntary agreement"
},
{
"text": "Attendance on the course is purely voluntary."
},
{
"text": "to pay **voluntary contributions** into a pension fund"
},
{
"text": "He took **voluntary redundancy**."
},
{
"text": "Attendance at classes is purely voluntary."
},
{
"text": "Local residents can sign up for the voluntary scheme."
},
{
"text": "Many people pay voluntary contributions into a pension fund."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "remain"],
"adverb": ["completely", "entirely", "purely"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "done by people who choose to do it without being paid",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I do some **voluntary work** at the local hospital."
},
{
"text": "She works there on a **voluntary basis**."
},
{
"text": "**voluntary services/bodies/agencies/organizations** *(= organized, controlled or supported by people who choose to do this and are usually not paid)*"
},
{
"text": "**the voluntary sector** *(= organizations which are set up to help people and that do not make a profit, for example charities)*"
},
{
"text": "Much of the help is provided by the voluntary sector."
},
{
"text": "The day centre is operated by a voluntary organization."
}
],
"topics": ["Jobs"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "doing a job without wanting to be paid for it",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The homeless hostel is staffed by voluntary workers."
}
],
"topics": ["Social issues"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "that you can control",
"labels": "(specialist)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈvɒləntri/",
"audio": "vo/voluntary/voluntary__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈvɑːlənteri/",
"audio": "vo/voluntary/voluntary__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French volontaire or Latin voluntarius, from voluntas ‘will’."
}