internship

[in-turn-ship]

noun

1. the state or condition of being an intern.

2. the period during which a person serves as an intern.

3. any official or formal program to provide practical experience for beginners in an occupation or profession.

   an internship for management trainees.

4. a position as a participant in such a program.

   She has accepted an internship in a law firm.

5. any period of time during which a beginner acquires experience in an occupation, profession, or pursuit.

   She had a long internship before starting her own recording studio.

ˈinternship

/ ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp /

noun

1. the position of being an intern or the period during which a person is an intern

Word History and Origins

Origin of internship¹

First recorded in 1900–05; intern ¹ + -ship

Example Sentences

"One of my friends got an opportunity to do a legal internship through this paralegal event that I wasn't able to go to because I was at work," she says.

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Our partnership with Live Nation has sent 20 kids into the live event space to go and learn everything about that business with internships and job placements.

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While pursuing her dental assisting certificate, she was able to secure — with the help of the school — internships with two area dental practices.

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One year on from moving to Durham from Leeds, Tian is in New York completing an internship she got through her university - something she "could never have imagined" last year.

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Conversation flowed effortlessly as we moved from music to families, my grad program, his internship abroad and our shared distaste for “The Tonight Show.”

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