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underemployment

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un·der·em·ployed  (ndr-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.

under·em·ployment n.
Translations
underemployment [ˌʌndərɪmˈplɔɪmənt] Nsubempleo m
underemployment [ˌʌndərɪmˈplɔɪmənt] nsous-emploi m


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