(British) (also casualty ward) the department of a hospital providing immediate treatment for emergency cases. Called emergency room in North America.

A discount store; a department store with reduced prices.

plural of discount department store

Call for services that specialize in extinguishing fires.

(idiomatic, informal, UK, Australia) So obvious that it was unnecessary to say.

The process of classifying an organization on the basis of departments or similar activities, to facilitate planning and control.

The organization of something into departments according to function, geographic location etc.

Alternative spelling of departmentalization

Of or pertaining to a department.

In a departmental manner; affecting departments