un·der·em·ployed ( n d r- m-ploid )adj. 1. Employed only part-time when one needs and desires full-time employment. 2. Inadequately employed, especially employed at a low-paying job that requires less skill or training than one possesses. 3. Not fully or adequately used or employed. n. (used with a pl. verb) Underemployed persons considered as a group. Used with the. un der·em·ployment n. |
underemployed [ˌʌndərɪmˈplɔɪd]
adj
(Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) not fully or adequately employed
underemployment n
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| Adj. | 1. | underemployed - employed only part-time when one needs full-time employment or not making full use of your skills; "migrants are likely to be poor and underemployed"; "able people are kept underemployed" |
Translations
underemployed [ˌʌndərɪmˈplɔɪd] adj → sottoccupato/a
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