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underemployed

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un⋅der⋅em⋅ployed

  [uhn-der-em-ploid]
Use underemployed in a Sentence
–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.
–noun
4. underemployed workers collectively.
Origin:
1905–10; under- + employ + -ed 2

Related forms:
un⋅der⋅em⋅ploy⋅ment, noun
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un·der·em·ployed   (ŭn'dər-ěm-ploid')   
adj.  

  1. Employed only part-time when one needs and desires full-time employment.

  2. Inadequately employed, especially employed at a low-paying job that requires less skill or training than one possesses.

  3. Not fully or adequately used or employed.

n.   (used with a pl. verb)
Underemployed persons considered as a group. Used with the.
un'der·em·ploy'ment n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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