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part

part part [pɑːt ǁ pɑːrt] noun

1. [countable, uncountable] a piece of something such as an object, area, or group:

part of

• He will have to repay part of the money.

• An important part of the trend towards globalisation is the growth of multinational enterprises.

2. [countable] one of the separate pieces that a machine, vehicle etc is made of; = COMPONENT:

• Demand for replacement parts is increasing as consumers repair aging cars.

• a supplier of engines, equipment, and spare parts (= parts used to replace original parts that are broken ) for commercial aircraft

3. [uncountable] some but not all of a particular thing or group of things:

• Only part of the company is being sold.

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part UK US /pɑːt/ noun [C] PRODUCTION

► one of the pieces that together make a machine, a vehicle, or a piece of equipment: »The factory makes parts for the motor industry.
»auto/gun/missile parts

→ See also PART-TIME(Cf. ↑part-time), SPARE PART(Cf. ↑spare part)

Financial and business terms. 2012.