internship

The definition of an internship is a period in which you work for free or little pay in order to learn a skill or get your foot in the door of an industry.

(noun)

An example of an internship is when you work for a newspaper for free over your summer vacation in order to learn what the newspaper business is like.

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See internship in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the position of an intern
  2. the period of service as an intern

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