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unemployment

un·em·ploy·ment
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-em-ploi-muh nt]
    • /ˌʌn ɛmˈplɔɪ mənt/
    • /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-em-ploi-muh nt]
    • /ˌʌn ɛmˈplɔɪ mənt/

Definitions of unemployment word

  • noun unemployment the state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily: Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers. 1
  • noun unemployment the number of persons who are unemployed. 1
  • noun unemployment Informal. unemployment benefit. 1
  • noun unemployment jobless total 1
  • noun unemployment person: being out of work 1
  • uncountable noun unemployment Unemployment is the fact that people who want jobs cannot get them. 0

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Origin of unemployment

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; un-1 + employment

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Unemployment

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unemployment popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

unemployment usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for unemployment

noun unemployment

  • bottom out — If a trend such as a fall in prices bottoms out, it stops getting worse or decreasing, and remains at a particular level or amount.
  • deflation — Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
  • depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
  • early retirement — retirement before established age
  • hard time — a period of difficulties or hardship.

Antonyms for unemployment

noun unemployment

  • action — Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
  • activity — Activity is a situation in which a lot of things are happening or being done.
  • appointment — The appointment of a person to a particular job is the choice of that person to do it.
  • assignment — An assignment is a task or piece of work that you are given to do, especially as part of your job or studies.
  • ballgame — any game played with a ball

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