teamwork
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team·work

noun \ˈtēm-ˌwərk\

Definition of TEAMWORK

: work done by several associates with each doing a part but all subordinating personal prominence to the efficiency of the whole

Examples of TEAMWORK

  1. They credit good teamwork for their success.
  2. <it takes teamwork to pull off a successful fund-raiser>

First Known Use of TEAMWORK

circa 1828

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