team

▪ I. team team ¹ [tiːm] noun [countable] HUMAN RESOURCES

a group of people who work together to do a particular job:

• We have recruited an excellent management team.

  [m0] ▪ II. team team ² verb

team up phrasal verb [intransitive]

to join with someone in order to work on something:

• The two companies will team up to develop new database software.

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team UK US /tiːm/ noun [C]

► HR, WORKPLACE a group of people who work together on a particular activity, project, etc.: »

When I came back from holiday we had a new team in charge.

head/lead/manage a team »

She led a team developing a new marketing initiative.

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Every member of the team has an important contribution to make.

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the management/finance/marketing team

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We need to consult our legal team on this.

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a team of lawyers/sales people/experts

► a number of sports players who play together under a particular name: »

a football/baseball/basketball team

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Her ambition was to play for her national team.

● work as a team — Cf. work as a team

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team UK US /tiːm/ verb [I] (also team up) HR, WORKPLACE

► to get together with another person, group, or organization to do a job: team (up) with sb »

Some small community hospitals are looking to team up with bigger health care providers.

team (up) with sb to do sth »

The shop is teaming with high-end manufacturers to offer exclusive products to its customers.

team up to do sth »

The two companies have teamed up to provide a new class of multimedia services.