underemployed

 [uhn-der-em-ploid]  

un·der·em·ployed

   [uhn-der-em-ploid]
adjective
1.
employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
2.
employed only part-time when one is available for full-time work.
3.
not utilized fully.
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noun
4.
underemployed workers collectively.

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Origin:
1905–10; under- + employ + -ed2

Related forms
un·der·em·ploy·ment, noun
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underemployed (ˌʌndərɪmˈplɔɪd)
 
—adj
not fully or adequately employed
 
underem'ployment
 
—n

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