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subemployment

sub·em·ploy·ment
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suhb-em-ploi-muh nt]
    • /ˌsʌb ɛmˈplɔɪ mənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suhb-em-ploi-muh nt]
    • /ˌsʌb ɛmˈplɔɪ mənt/

Definitions of subemployment word

  • noun subemployment insufficient employment in the labor force of a country, area, or industry, including unemployment and underemployment. 1
  • noun subemployment unemployment, underemployment or underpaid employment 0
See all 2 definitions of subemployment

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Origin of subemployment

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70; sub- + employment

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Parts of speech for Subemployment

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Subemployment

subemployment popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

subemployment usage trend in Literature

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