noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
The cooperative effort of a team of people to achieve a common goal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
cooperative work done by a team (especially when it is effective)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
it will take money, good planning and, above all, teamwork
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cooperation
History
Etymology
From team + work. Compare West Frisian teamwurk (“teamwork”).
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
spanwerk
— cooperative effort of a team
Bulgarian:
съвместна работа
(sǎvmestna rabota)
— cooperative effort of a team
Catalan:
treball en equip
— cooperative effort of a team
Chinese Mandarin:
團隊合作 /团队合作
(tuánduì hézuò)
— cooperative effort of a team
Chinese Mandarin:
全隊合作 /全队合作
(quánduì hézuò)
— cooperative effort of a team
Chinese Mandarin:
團隊協作 /团队协作
(tuánduì xiézuò)
— cooperative effort of a team
Danish:
gruppearbejde
— cooperative effort of a team
Dutch:
groepswerk
— cooperative effort of a team
Dutch:
teamwork
— cooperative effort of a team
Esperanto:
gruplaboro
— cooperative effort of a team
Esperanto:
teamlaboro
— cooperative effort of a team
Finnish:
ryhmätyö
— cooperative effort of a team
Finnish:
tiimityö
— cooperative effort of a team
French:
travail d'équipe
— cooperative effort of a team
French:
travail en équipe
— cooperative effort of a team
West-Frisian:
teamwurk
— cooperative effort of a team
German:
Gruppenarbeit
— cooperative effort of a team
German:
Teamarbeit
— cooperative effort of a team
German:
Teamwork
— cooperative effort of a team
German:
Kollektivarbeit
— cooperative effort of a team
Hungarian:
csapatmunka
— cooperative effort of a team
Indonesian:
kerja tim
— cooperative effort of a team
Italian:
lavoro di squadra
— cooperative effort of a team
Japanese:
チームワーク
(chīmuwāku)
— cooperative effort of a team
Korean:
팀워크
(timwokeu)
— cooperative effort of a team
Malay:
kerja berkumpulan
— cooperative effort of a team
Māori:
mahi awheawhe
— cooperative effort of a team
Māori:
mahi tahi
— cooperative effort of a team
Māori:
mahi rōpū
— cooperative effort of a team
Māori:
awheawhetanga
— cooperative effort of a team
Norwegian Bokmål:
teamarbeid
— cooperative effort of a team
Norwegian Nynorsk:
teamarbeid
— cooperative effort of a team
Persian:
کار گروهی
(kâr-e goruhi)
— cooperative effort of a team
Polish:
praca zespołowa
— cooperative effort of a team
Portuguese:
trabalho de/em equipe
— cooperative effort of a team
Russian:
рабо́та в кома́нде
(rabóta v kománde)
— cooperative effort of a team
Russian:
рабо́та в коллекти́ве
(rabóta v kollektíve)
— cooperative effort of a team
Russian:
коллекти́вная рабо́та
(kollektívnaja rabóta)
— cooperative effort of a team
Spanish:
trabajo en equipo
— cooperative effort of a team
Swedish:
grupparbete
— cooperative effort of a team
Swedish:
teamarbete
— cooperative effort of a team
Turkish:
takım çalışması
— cooperative effort of a team
Yoruba:
ìfọwọ́sowọ́pọ̀
— cooperative effort of a team
Yoruba:
ìjùmọ̀ṣiṣẹ́
— cooperative effort of a team