Meanings
nounprobationary period (plural probationary periods)
plural probationary periods
- A period during which a new employee is monitored to assess his/her capability.
Synonyms: probation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA period during which a new employee is monitored to assess his/her capability.
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Translations
Bulgarian изпитателен срок
- изпитателен срок (izpitatelen srok)probationary period
Chinese Mandarin 試用期 /试用期
- 試用期 /试用期 (shìyòngqī)probationary period
Czech zkušební období
- zkušební obdobíprobationary period
Danish prøvetid
- prøvetidprobationary period
Finnish koeaika
- koeaikaprobationary period
German Probezeit
- Probezeitprobationary period
Hungarian próbaidő
- próbaidőprobationary period
Polish okres próbny
- okres próbnyprobationary period
Swedish provanställningsperiod, provanställning
- provanställningsperiodprobationary period
- provanställningprobationary period
Turkish deneme süresi
- deneme süresiprobationary period
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APA
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“probationary period.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/probationary%20period. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “probationary period,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/probationary%20period.
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