unemployment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English employment English unemployment From un- + employment.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of having no job; joblessness.
In 1928, an arrangement was made between the Government of Northern Ireland and the N.C.C. for the construction of a loop line as an unemployment scheme.
1944 May and June, R. H. W. Bruce, “The L.M.S.R. in Northern Ireland—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 147:Unemployment made Jack depressed.
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(countable, uncountable) The phenomenon of joblessness in an economy.
Unemployment has been considered a cause of crime.
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(countable, uncountable) The level of joblessness in an economy, often measured as a percentage of the workforce.
Unemployment was reported at 5.2% in May, up from 4.9% in April.
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(countable) A type of joblessness due to a particular economic mechanism.
All unemployments, seasonal, frictional, cyclical, classical, whatever, mean that you're out of work.
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(countable) An instance or period of joblessness.
Until then his life had consisted of low-paying jobs, numerous unemployments, and drug use.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unemployments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Coordinates
Deriveds
Marxian unemployment · seasonal unemployment · unemployment insurance · unemployment rate · technological unemployment · unemployment scheme · funemployment · classical unemployment · unemployment benefits · unemployment trap · wait unemployment · structural unemployment · search unemployment · antiunemployment · frictional unemployment · cyclical unemployment · unemployment benefit
Hyponyms
search unemployment · funemployment · structural unemployment · demand-deficient unemployment · classical unemployment · frictional unemployment · Marxian unemployment · technological unemployment · seasonal unemployment · cyclical unemployment · wait unemployment
Relateds
Synonyms
unwork · joblessness · worklessness
Translations (113)
zza bêkariye (joblessness) · ar بَطَالَة (joblessness) · ko 실업 (joblessness) · de Werklosigkeit (joblessness) · yue 失業 /失业 (joblessness) · ms pengangguran (joblessness) · de Arbeitslosigkeit (joblessness) · af werkloosheid (joblessness) · ur بیکاری (joblessness) · uz ishsizlik (joblessness) · pa ਬੇਕਾਰੀ (joblessness) · fo arbeiðsloysi (joblessness) · yi אַרבעטסלאָזיקייט (joblessness) · my အလုပ်လက်မဲ့ဖြစ်ခြင်း (joblessness) · tk işsizlik (joblessness) · cs nezaměstnanost (joblessness) · ur بے کاری (joblessness) · os ӕнӕкуыст (joblessness) · lt nedarbas (joblessness) · cv ӗҫсӗрлӗх (joblessness) · nan-hbl 失業 /失业 (joblessness) · ca manca de treball (joblessness) · mt qgħad (joblessness) · mn ажилгүйдэл (joblessness) · sq papunësi (joblessness) · ug ئىشسىزلىق (joblessness) · lo ການວ່າງງານ (joblessness) · eo maldungo (joblessness) · kk жұмыссыздық (joblessness) · ary شوماج (joblessness) · nb arbeidsledighet (joblessness) · tl kawalang-hanapbuhay (joblessness) · he אַבְטָלָה (joblessness) · id pengangguran (joblessness) · ca desocupació (joblessness) · ro șomaj (joblessness) · ca parada forçosa (joblessness) · io neemployeso (joblessness) · nl werkloosheid (joblessness) · gv mee-staartaght (joblessness) · be незаня́тасць (joblessness) · es paro (joblessness) · ps بې روزګاري (joblessness) · el ανεργία (joblessness) · es desempleo (joblessness) · ar بِطَالَة (joblessness) · et tööpuudus (joblessness) · hy գործազրկություն (joblessness) · th การว่างงาน (joblessness) · sh неза̀послено̄ст (joblessness) · pl bezrobocie (joblessness) · ur بیروزْگاری (joblessness) · hi बेकारी (joblessness) · pt desemprego (joblessness) · it inoccupazione (joblessness) · ga dífhostaíocht (joblessness) · uk неза́йнятість (joblessness) · fi työttömyys (joblessness) · nrf d'sempliai (joblessness) · tt эшсезлек (joblessness) · sv arbetslöshet (joblessness) · ckb بێکاری (joblessness) · hak 失業 /失业 (joblessness) · sl brezposelnost (joblessness) · hi बेरोज़गारी (joblessness) · cy anghyflogaeth (joblessness) · cmn 失業 /失业 (joblessness) · ja 失業 (joblessness) · gd cion-cosnaidh (joblessness) · vi sự thất nghiệp (joblessness) · ka უმუშევრობა (joblessness) · be незаня́тасьць (joblessness) · ckb بێ ئیشی (joblessness) · tg бекорӣ (joblessness) · bn দূর (joblessness) · da arbejdsløshed (joblessness) · km អកម្មភាព (joblessness) · ky жумушсуздук (joblessness) · kmr betalî (joblessness) · kmr bêkarî (joblessness) · ur بے روزْگاری (joblessness) · fa-ira بیکاری (joblessness) · sh nezàposlenōst (joblessness) · hu munkanélküliség (joblessness) · be беспрацо́ўя (joblessness) · pnb بیکاری (joblessness) · ba эшһеҙлек (joblessness) · bg безработица (joblessness) · kmr bêşolî (joblessness) · cy diweithdra (joblessness) · lo ໄພຫວ່າງງານ (joblessness) · ru неза́нятость (joblessness) · it disoccupazione (joblessness) · lv bezdarbs (joblessness) · bn বেকারত্ব (joblessness) · fr chômage (joblessness) · tr işsizlik (joblessness) · fa-ira بیکاری (joblessness) · is atvinnuleysi (joblessness) · ca atur (joblessness) · ar بَطَالَة (joblessness) · ps بېکاري (joblessness) · mk неврабо́теност (joblessness) · az işsizlik (joblessness) · ru безрабо́тица (joblessness) · de Beschäftigungslosigkeit (joblessness) · km និកម្មភាព (joblessness) · gv neufailleydys (joblessness) · vo nenvob (joblessness) · ce белхазалла (joblessness) · nn arbeidsløyse (joblessness) · sk nezamestnanosť (joblessness) · uk безробі́ття (joblessness)