- application
- application ap‧pli‧ca‧tion [ˌæplɪˈkeɪʆn] noun1. [countable] a formal, usually written, request for something or for permission to do something:an application to do something
• It hassubmitted an application to establish a distribution company.
• The company filed an application with the Food and Drug Administration to begin trials on the drug.
application for• an application for a grant
• Fill in your application form and return it to us before 30 April.
ˈjob appliˌcation [countable]JOBS a formal request to be considered for a job:• His job application showed experience running warehouses.
ˌmultiple (ˈshare) appliˌcation [countable]FINANCE in a share issue where each buyer can only buy a maximum number of shares, an occasion when someone tries to buy more shares by using more than one name. Multiple share applications are often illegaloˈriginating appliˌcation [countable]LAW a document which formally begins a legal case; = ORIGINATING SUMMONS:• The Crown struck out the originating application on the grounds that the case was outside its jurisdiction.
ˈplanning appliˌcation [countable]PROPERTY a request to the authorities for permission to build or change a building, or to use land in a particular way:• The company's planning application to build a new supermarket was rejected.
ˈshare appliˌcation [countable]FINANCE a request for shares in a share issue (= when shares in a company are sold for the first time); =application for sharesˈspeculative appliˌcation [countable] HUMAN RESOURCESa request for a job that you send to a company although the company has not advertised one:• If you make a speculative application, some companies will keep your details on file for six months.
2. [countable] a practical use for something:• Sheet steel is used in a wide variety of applications, ranging from pails to car hoods.
• The top-selling application was Microsoft Office.
ˌmultiple appliˈcations [plural]COMPUTING if a computer can deal with multiple applications, it can work with more than one application at a time:• Early PCs didn't have enough internal memory to handle multiple applications.
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application UK US /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun► [C] HR an official request for a job, a place on a course, etc., usually in writing: an application for sth »We received over 250 applications for the post.
make/submit an application »You can submit your application online.
»a job/college/membership application
»the application procedure/process
► [C] FINANCE an official request to get something such as a loan or shares: turn down/refuse/reject an application »Her mortgage application was refused.
grant/approve an application »You will receive the money as soon as your application is approved.
»make/put in/submit an application
»a loan/credit card/share application
► [C] an official request for permission to do something: an application to do sth »Officials have denied his many applications to add a second storey to his home.
an application for sth »Her application for asylum in Ireland was successful.
»a planning/licence/passport application
► [C] IT a computer program that is designed for a particular purpose: »Email is the most often-used application.
»An error message reported that there was not enough memory to run the application.
»internet/web/Windows™ application
»an application programs/software
► [C] a way in which something can be used: »The new technology has many applications.
practical/commercial applications »There are obvious practical applications for the research.
► [U] the act of using something for a particular purpose: the application of sth »There are many opportunities for the application of e-commerce.
→ See also ENTERPRISE APPLICATION(Cf. ↑enterprise application), MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS(Cf. ↑multiple applications), ORIGINATING APPLICATION(Cf. ↑originating application), SHARE APPLICATION(Cf. ↑share application), SPECULATIVE APPLICATION(Cf. ↑speculative application)
Financial and business terms. 2012.
