probationary period
C1CEFR level
55/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister
An initial period of employment during which the employee's suitability is assessed and shorter notice usually applies.
He was let go three weeks into his probationary period for persistent lateness.
Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.
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