noun / verb
practice
Professional work in a field such as medicine or law.
The physician practices medicine in a small coastal town.
Etymology
Practice concerns putting knowledge into action. A professional practice is the continuing exercise of specialized knowledge in providing services.
More examples
- She opened a legal practice with two colleagues.
- He has practiced law for nearly thirty years.
- The practice accepts new patients each month.
Forms
practice · practices · practiced · practicing
Similar words
- profession
- The occupation itself rather than the work or business conducted.
- work
- Broader paid or unpaid activity without professional qualification implied.