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Permanent Basis Time Adjective Bre ˈpɜːmənənt ˈpɜːrmənənt Job

Word permanent
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈpɜːmənənt / NAmE / ˈpɜːrmənənt /
Example
  • a permanent job
  • permanent staff
  • they are now living together on a permanent basis.
  • the accident has not done any permanent damage.
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permanent

(adjective)BrE / ˈpɜːmənənt / NAmE / ˈpɜːrmənənt /
  1. lasting for a long time or for all time in the future; existing all the time
    • opposite impermanent
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/impermanent
    • a permanent job
    • permanent staff
    • They are now living together on a permanent basis.
    • The accident has not done any permanent damage.
    • a permanent fixture (= a person or an object that is always in a particular place)
    • The gallery hosts various exhibitions and a permanent collection.

    Extra Examples

    • We decided to make the arrangement permanent.
    • He decided to make London his permanent home.
    • He is aiming to become a permanent fixture in the team.
    • He was Vietnam’s permanent representative at the UN.
    • Holiday camps employ only a very small number of permanent staff.
    • I’m not planning to move in here on a permanent basis.
    • No permanent damage was done.
    • She was unable to find a permanent job.
    • The aim is a permanent reduction in inflation.
    • The house is in a permanent state of chaos.
    • The paintings are on permanent loan to the museum.
    • The sheds were replaced with a permanent brick building.
    • There is no guarantee of permanent employment after training.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Latin permanent- ‘remaining to the end’ (perhaps via Old French), from per- ‘through’ + manere ‘remain’.
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