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teambuilding

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Activities designed to improve the cohesion and performance of a team.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: business

Examples

  • The Accounts department climbed a mountain together as a teambuilding exercise.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From team + building.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 團建 /团建 (tuánjiàn) — activities designed to improve the performance of a team
  • Chinese Mandarin: 團隊建設 /团队建设 (tuánduì jiànshè) — activities designed to improve the performance of a team
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自強活動 /自强活动 — activities designed to improve the performance of a team
  • Finnish: ryhmäyttäminen — activities designed to improve the performance of a team
  • Finnish: tiimiyttäminen — activities designed to improve the performance of a team
  • Finnish: tiimihengen luominen — activities designed to improve the performance of a team
  • Hungarian: csapatépítés — activities designed to improve the performance of a team
  • Polish: budowanie zespołu — activities designed to improve the performance of a team
  • Polish: teambuilding — activities designed to improve the performance of a team