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park | American Dictionary

park
noun[ C ]
us/pɑrk/

parknoun[C] (AREA OF LAND)

a large area of land with grass and trees which is maintained for the pleasure of the public:
a picnic in the park
Central Park
park
verb[ I/T ]
us/pɑrk/

parkverb[I/T] (STOP)

to leave a vehicle in a place where it can stay for a period of time, or fig.infml to put yourself or something in a particular place for a period of time:
[ I ]Where did you park?
[ T ]Just park your car out front.
[ T ]fig.infml He parked himself in front of the TV.

park | Business English

park
noun[ C ]
uk /pɑːk/us
an area of land used by businesses, factories, shops, etc.:
a business/retail/industrial park
park
verb
uk /pɑːk/us
[ I or T ]
to leave a vehicle somewhere for a period:
Staff park their cars in front of the main building.
There's nowhere to park on the street.
[ T ] FINANCE informal
if you park money, an investment, etc. you leave it with another person or organization for a period of time. This is sometimes done to avoid tax and is illegal if it is done to hide the fact that you own something:
park sth in sthMore investors are seeking to park their money in an off-shore location.
The funds were parked in an anonymous account.
[ T ] MEETINGS informal
if you park an idea, problem, etc. you decide not to deal with it until later:
Let's park this issue for a moment and return to it later in the meeting.

Examples of park

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How do we measure the" need" for public parks, for an art gallery or for a pedestrian precinct?
Among the birds to observe, in addition to the park's namesake, are woodcock, siskin, and goldcrest.
Large urban areas afford greater opportunities for criminal activity with the presence of large department stores, warehouses, financial car parks and so on.
Every apartment or house has been assigned one parking space.
The towers were constructed over underground car parks.
Arguments about the perceived violation of authenticity as well as aesthetic values and standards are often employed to resist suggestions for heritage theme parks.
They also snorkel and scuba dive and go to the beach within the parks.
The negative effects on the park's fauna and flora can be shown to be small.
The first choice is the current system, which includes some restrictions on input use and cultivation practices, in order to fulfil the park's environmental regulations.
Each sovereign state has enacted legislation establishing national parks, scientific or scenic reserves and wilderness areas.
Across the nation windowless inward-turning shopping malls are surrounded by moat-like parking lots.
Where wood pastures became parks, old rights of way, at least, were apparently preserved.
On the map, relevant streets, intersections, parks, monuments, buildings, street numbers, etc. will be identified.
By demarcating historical parks and reserves, the landscape will largely lose her historical dimension.
Subjects listened to a phrase and indicated whether they heard, for example, 'keep sparking' or 'keeps parking'.
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Collocations withpark

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central park
London is unlike many cities in the world in having such a central park.
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