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term	our meaning	glossary meaning
salary
benefits
resume
room and board
stipend
shift
commission
entry - level positions
experience
bonus
minimum wage
tips
licensed
union member
hourly rate
overtime
piecework

Answer:

This is a worksheet asking to define job - related terms in two columns: "Our Meaning" (personal understanding) and "Glossary Meaning" (standard dictionary/context - specific meaning). Here are the definitions for each term:

1. ECE certificate

• Our Meaning: A certificate related to Early Childhood Education, maybe showing training in teaching young kids.
• Glossary Meaning: A credential that attests to the holder's completion of a program or meeting the requirements in the field of Early Childhood Education, often required for jobs working with young children.

2. salary

• Our Meaning: The money a person gets regularly for their job, like monthly or yearly.
• Glossary Meaning: A fixed regular payment, typically paid on a monthly or annual basis, made by an employer to an employee, especially a professional or white - collar worker.

3. benefits

• Our Meaning: Extra things from a job besides salary, like health insurance or vacation.
• Glossary Meaning: Non - wage compensation provided to employees in addition to their regular salary or wages, such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, etc.

4. resume

• Our Meaning: A paper with your work history, skills, and education to show to employers.
• Glossary Meaning: A concise document summarizing a person's education, work experience, skills, achievements, and other relevant information, used when applying for jobs.

5. room and board

• Our Meaning: A place to stay and food provided, maybe as part of a job's compensation.
• Glossary Meaning: Accommodation (room) and meals (board) provided, often as part of a job offer (especially for live - in positions) or a student's living arrangement.

6. stipend

• Our Meaning: A small amount of money given for a specific purpose, like an internship.
• Glossary Meaning: A fixed sum of money paid regularly for a particular purpose, such as to support a student, intern, or someone engaged in a specific activity (like research).

7. shift

• Our Meaning: A period of time when you work, like morning or night shift.
• Glossary Meaning: A scheduled period of work within a 24 - hour day, during which an employee is expected to be at work (e.g., day shift, night shift, graveyard shift).

8. commission

• Our Meaning: Money you get based on how much you sell, like in sales jobs.
• Glossary Meaning: A fee or percentage of a sale amount paid to a salesperson or agent for each sale made, often in addition to a base salary (or instead of it in some cases).

9. entry - level positions

• Our Meaning: Jobs for people with little or no work experience, for beginners.
• Glossary Meaning: Job positions that require little to no prior work experience in the field, intended for individuals who are starting their careers or new to a particular industry.

10. experience

• Our Meaning: What you've done in past jobs, skills you've gained.
• Glossary Meaning: Knowledge or skill acquired through doing a particular job or activity over a period of time; the length of time a person has worked in a particular field or job.

11. bonus

• Our Meaning: Extra money given, maybe for good work or meeting goals.
• Glossary Meaning: An additional sum of money or other reward given to an employee, typically as a reward for good performance, meeting targets, or as a holiday/year - end gift.

12. minimum wage

• Our Meaning: The lowest amount an employer can pay per hour.
• Glossary Meaning: The lowest hourly, daily, or monthly wage that employers are legally required to pay to employees, set by law to ensure a basic standard of living.

13. tips

• Our Meaning: Extra money given by customers, like in restaurants.
• Glossary Meaning: A small amount of money given to a service worker (such as a waiter, hairdresser, taxi driver) in addition to the stated price of the service, as a token of appreciation for good service.

14. licensed

• Our Meaning: Having a legal permit to do a job, like a licensed doctor.
• Glossary Meaning: Having obtained an official license or permit from a relevant authority to practice a particular profession or activity (e.g., licensed electrician, licensed teacher), which often requires meeting certain educational and testing requirements.

15. union member

• Our Meaning: Someone who is part of a labor union, which helps with job rights.
• Glossary Meaning: An individual who is a member of a labor union, an organization of workers that acts collectively to negotiate with employers on issues such as wages, working conditions, and benefits.

16. hourly rate

• Our Meaning: How much money you get for each hour of work.
• Glossary Meaning: The amount of money an employee is paid for each hour of work, calculated as total pay divided by the number of hours worked.

17. overtime

• Our Meaning: Working more hours than your regular shift, with extra pay.
• Glossary Meaning: Time worked in addition to the regular working hours (usually 40 hours a week in many countries), for which employees are typically paid at a higher rate (overtime rate) than their regular hourly rate.

18. piecework

• Our Meaning: Getting paid for each item you make or complete, like in a factory.
• Glossary Meaning: A system of payment where a worker is paid a fixed amount for each unit of work completed (e.g., for each garment sewn, each widget assembled), rather than being paid by the hour or on a salary basis.

To fill the table, you can use the above - provided "Our Meaning" (in your own words if you prefer) and "Glossary Meaning" for each term.