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boss BrE / bɒs /  NAmE / bɔːs / Native audio playback is not supported. boss(noun)BrE / bɒs /  NAmE / bɔːs / a person who is in charge of other people at work and tells them what to doI'll ask my boss if I can have the day off.I like being my own boss (= working for myself and making my own decisions).Who's the boss (= who's in control) in this house?a person who is in charge of a large organizationthe new boss at IBMHospital bosses protested at the decision.to make it clear to somebody that you have more power and authority than they haveExtra ExamplesI’ll ask my boss if I can have the day off.The Renault team boss later apologized for his comments.There’s been criticism of bonuses paid to top oil company bosses.Who’s the boss in this house?Word Originearly 19th cent. (originally US): from Dutch baas ‘master’.

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(noun) i'll ask my boss if i can have the day off.i like being my own boss (= working for myself and making my own decisions).who's the boss (= who's in control) in this house?the new boss at ibm Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=boss This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	boss
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	BrE / bɒs / NAmE / bɔːs /
Example	i'll ask my boss if i can have the day off. i like being my own boss (= working for myself and making my own decisions). who's the boss (= who's in control) in this house? the new boss at ibm
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=boss
Content	boss (noun)BrE / bɒs / NAmE / bɔːs / a person who is in charge of other people at work and tells them what to do I'll ask my boss if I can have the day off. I like being my own boss (= working for myself and making my own decisions). Who's the boss (= who's in control) in this house? a person who is in charge of a large organization the new boss at IBM Hospital bosses protested at the decision. to make it clear to somebody that you have more power and authority than they have Extra Examples I’ll ask my boss if I can have the day off. The Renault team boss later apologized for his comments. There’s been criticism of bonuses paid to top oil company bosses. Who’s the boss in this house? Word Origin early 19th cent. (originally US): from Dutch baas ‘master’.
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Boss I Day House Noun Bre Bɒs Bɔːs

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