cv

noun
UK /ˌsiː ˈviː/
US /ˌsiː ˈviː/

A CV is a short list of your jobs and schools that you give to people when you want a job.

She sent her CV to the company and hoped to get an interview.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A CV is a written record of your education and work experience, often used for academic or professional applications.

The professor attached her CV to the grant application.

3. In science, CV can mean a curriculum vitae listing a researcher's publications and achievements.

His CV includes more than fifty published papers.

4. CV can also stand for 'coefficient of variation,' a number that shows how spread out data are.

The scientist calculated the CV to compare the two groups.