Secondment: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Secondment noun. A temporary move of an employee to another post, department or organisation.
How to say it
sih-KOND-munt/sɪˈkɒn(d)m(ə)nt/
3 syllables, stressed on the second (KOND).
Secondment in a sentence
She’s on secondment to the London office for six months.
His secondment to the ministry taught him more than any course could.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- transfer
- attachment
- posting
Where secondment comes from
From the British verb second, to move someone for a time, from French en second, in the second rank.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
His _____ to the ministry taught him more than any course could.
- emolument
- secondment
- cronyism
Show the answer
secondment: His secondment to the ministry taught him more than any course could.