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Word entry · 10 letters

unemployed

Best crossword clue

"Out of work"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted deelmnopuyStarts with UEnds with D1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. not engaged in a gainful occupation

Word origin

From un- + employed.

Used in a sentence

  • The government announced a new initiative to help the unemployed.
  • The number of unemployed keeps rising steadily.
  • Several special types of unemployed workers are described. These include nonmodal workers, threshold workers, "the unemployables", and the physically handicapped.

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