Application ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn Online Received Extra Examples Noun Planning/Patent/Visa

• a planning/patent/visa application
• we have received applications from more than 3 000 students.
• you need to complete the online application form.
• an application for asylum/a licence

application

1. a formal (often written) request for something, such as a job, permission to do something or a place at a college or university
• a planning/patent/visa application
• We have received applications from more than 3 000 students.
• You need to complete the online application form.
• an application for asylum/a licence
• an application for leave to appeal against the conviction
• After graduating she made an application to join the BBC.
• His application to the court for bail has been refused.
• They submitted an application to the council to build two houses.
• Further information is available on application to the principal.

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• Admission is obtained by written application.
• Applications are invited for the post of Lecturer in French.
• I am pleased to tell you that your application for the post of Assistant Editor has been successful.
• It takes time to process each application.
• Prospective members fill out an online application.
• There has been a drop in visa applications.
• We accept permit applications year-round.
• an application to the local authority
• I've made an application for a loan of £3 000.
• We received over 100 applications for the job.
2. the practical use of something, especially a theory, discovery, etc.
• The invention would have a wide range of applications in industry.
• What are the practical applications of this work?
• the application of new technology to teaching

Extra Examples

• the reported therapeutic applications of bee venom
• The program is designed for general application.
3. an act of putting or spreading something, such as paint or medical creams, onto something else
• It took three applications of paint to cover the graffiti.
• lotion for external application only (= to be put on the skin, not swallowed)
4. the act of making a rule, etc. operate or become effective
• strict application of the law
5. a program designed to do a particular job; a piece of software
• SEE ALSO killer app
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/killer-app
• a database application

Extra Examples

• Users access the applications via the Web.
• You can run several applications at the same time.
• an operating system that can integrate other applications
6. the strength of mind to work hard at something; great effort
• Success as a writer demands great application.

Word Origin

• Middle English: via Old French from Latin applicatio(n-), from the verb applicare ‘fold, fasten to’, from ad- ‘to’ + plicare ‘to fold’.