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Unemployed ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd Adjective Long Workers/People Months Training Youth

Word3 unemployed
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/ /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/
Example
  • how long have you been unemployed?
  • unemployed workers/people
  • i've been unemployed for 5 months.
  • training for unemployed youth
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unemployed

(adjective)/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/ /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/
  1. without a job although able to work
    • SYNONYM jobless
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/jobless
    • How long have you been unemployed?
    • unemployed workers/people
    • I've been unemployed for 5 months.
    • training for unemployed youth
    • an unemployed miner/labourer/builder
    • an increase in the number of people registered as unemployed
    • Thousands of labourers became unemployed with no alternative employment.

    Extra Examples

    • As I was voluntarily unemployed, I wasn't entitled to benefit.
    • The closure of the factory left hundreds of men unemployed.
    • 1 million women were registered unemployed, compared with 2.3 million men.
    • unemployed graduates
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