working

Adjective

• serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity
  • discussed the working draft of a peace treaty
    
  • they need working agreements with their neighbor states on interstate projects
    

• (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
  • in running (or working) order
    
  • a functional set of brakes
    

• adopted as a temporary basis for further work
  • a working draft
    
  • a working hypothesis
    

• adequate for practical use; especially sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish something
  • the party has a working majority in the House
    
  • a working knowledge of Spanish
    

• actively engaged in paid work
  • the working population
    
  • the ratio of working men to unemployed
    
  • a working mother
    
  • robots can be on the job day and night
    

Noun

• a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  running(a) , operative , functional , working(a) , on the job(p) , workings