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un·em·ployed 
[uhn-em-ploid] Pronunciation Key
[uhn-em-ploid] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | not employed; without a job; out of work: an unemployed secretary. |
| 2. | not currently in use: unemployed productive capacity. |
| 3. | not productively used: unemployed capital. |
| 4. | (used with a plural verb) people who do not have jobs (usually prec. by the): programs to help the unemployed. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| un·em·ployed
(ŭn'ěm-ploid', -ĭm-) Pronunciation Key
adj.
n. (used with a pl. verb) People who are involuntarily out of work considered as a group. Used with the. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
unemployed
unemployed
1600, "at leisure, not occupied," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of employ. Meaning "temporarily out of work" is from 1667. The noun meaning "unemployed persons collectively" is from 1782; unemployment first recorded 1888.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| unemployed | |
adjective | |
| 1. | not engaged in a gainful occupation; "unemployed workers marched on the capital" [ant: employed] |
noun | |
| 1. | people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group); "the long-term unemployed need assistance" [syn: unemployed people] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Unemployed
Un`em*ployed"\, a. 1. Not employed in manual or other labor; having no regular work. 2. Not invested or used; as, unemployed capital.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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