Roster

Quick meaning: Roster is a noun meaning A list of the jobs to be performed by members of an organization and often with the date and time that they are expected to perform them.

Meaning

A list of the jobs to be performed by members of an organization and often with the date and time that they are expected to perform them.

More Meanings

1. A schedule or timetable setting out shift times and dates for each employee of a business.
2. (mathematics) A bracketed list that shows the elements of a set.
3. (transitive) To place the name of (a person) on a roster.
4. (transitive, mathematics) To show the elements of a set by listing them inside brackets.
5. A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a muster roll; a sports team, with the names of players who are eligible to be placed in the lineup for a particular game; or a list of students officially enrolled in a school or class.

Example Sentences

I'm number 12 on the roster for tonight's game.

I have rostered you for cleaning duties on the first Monday of each month.

The secretary has produced a new cleaning roster for the Church over the remainder of the year.

Before uni starts check your work roster with your uni schedule to make sure there are no clashes with your classes.

Word Forms

• rosters
• rostering
• rostered

Synonyms for roster

Depending on context, synonyms include roll.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include roll, inventory, registry, payroll, bank, register.

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