works program

1. 1.

   a program to provide jobs on public works paid for by government funds

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Questions about works program

What does works program mean?

works program means "a program to provide jobs on public works paid for by government funds".

Is works program a common word?

works program is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.