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Unemployed ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd I Registered Adjective Bre Long Builder

Word unemployed
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd / NAmE / ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd /
Example
  • how long have you been unemployed?
  • an unemployed builder
  • an increase in the number of people registered as unemployed
  • as i was voluntarily unemployed, i wasn’t entitled to benefit.
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unemployed

(adjective)BrE / ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd / NAmE / ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd /
  1. without a job although able to work
    • synonym jobless
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/jobless
    • How long have you been unemployed?
    • an unemployed builder
    • an increase in the number of people registered as unemployed

    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.
    • He’s an unemployed builder.
    • He graduated with a good degree, only to join the ranks of the unemployed.
    • The party’s policies were popular among the unemployed.
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