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under-employed

un·der·em·ployed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-der-em-ploid]
    • /ˈʌn dər ɪmˈplɔɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-der-em-ploid]
    • /ˈʌn dər ɪmˈplɔɪ/

Definitions of under-employed word

  • adjective under-employed employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities. 1
  • adjective under-employed employed only part-time when one is available for full-time work. 1
  • adjective under-employed not utilized fully. 1
  • noun under-employed underemployed workers collectively. 1
See all 4 definitions of under-employed

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Origin of under-employed

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; under- + employ + -ed2

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Parts of speech for Under-employed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Under-employed

under-employed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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