underemployed

un·der·em·ployed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhn-der-em-ploid]
- /ˌʌn dər ɛmˈplɔɪd/
- /ˌʌn.dər.ɪmˈplɔɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-der-em-ploid]
- /ˌʌn dər ɛmˈplɔɪd/

Definitions of underemployed word

adjective underemployed employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities. 1
adjective underemployed employed only part-time when one is available for full-time work. 1
adjective underemployed not utilized fully. 1
noun underemployed underemployed workers collectively. 1
adjective underemployed not used enough 1
adjective underemployed person: not having enough work 1

See all 11 definitions of underemployed

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Origin of underemployed

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 Underemployed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Underemployed

underemployed 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.

underemployed usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for underemployed

adj underemployed

at liberty — free, unoccupied, or unrestricted
leisured — having leisure: the leisured classes.

adjective underemployed

workless — Having no work: unemployed.

All 3 Synonyms of underemployed

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