internship

/ˈɪntərnʃɪp/

/ˈɪntənʃɪp/

Other forms: internships

An internship is a temporary position with an emphasis on on-the-job training rather than merely employment, and it can be paid or unpaid. If you want to go into publishing, you might have to take an internship before you are qualified for an actual job.

To intern means "to pass inside something," and when you have an internship, it's like you've temporarily gotten permission to be inside a workplace. If you're just completing your medical training, then the next stage is to get a medical internship, in which you are supervised by more experienced doctors. Sometimes your internship is part of your "residency," your first hospital job.

Definitions of internship

1. noun

   the position of apprentice
   synonyms: apprenticeship

   type of:

   berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot

   a job in an organization
2. noun

   the position of a medical intern
   type of:

   berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot

   a job in an organization