Definitions for unemployedˌʌn ɛmˈplɔɪd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•em•ployedˌʌn ɛmˈplɔɪd(adj.)
not employed; without a job.
not currently in use.
not productively used:
unemployed capital.
(n.)the unemployed, unemployed persons collectively.
Origin of unemployed:
1590
Princeton's WordNet
unemployed people, unemployed(adj)
people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group)
"the long-term unemployed need assistance"
unemployed(adj)
not engaged in a gainful occupation
"unemployed workers marched on the capital"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
unemployed(adjective)ˌʌn ɛmˈplɔɪd
not having a job
She's been unemployed for several months.; an unemployed actor
Wiktionary
unemployed(Noun)
Unemployed people.
The unemployed are a growing portion of the population.
unemployed(Adjective)
Having no profession (despite being able and willing to work).
unemployed(Adjective)
Having no use, not doing work
Webster Dictionary
Unemployed(adj)
not employed in manual or other labor; having no regular work
Unemployed(adj)
not invested or used; as, unemployed capital
Translations for unemployed
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- uit diens, werkloosAfrikaans

- عاطِل عن العَمَلArabic

- безработенBulgarian

- desempregadoPortuguese (BR)

- nezaměstnanýCzech

- arbeitslosGerman

- arbejdsløsDanish

- άνεργοςGreek

- desempleado, parado, en paroSpanish

- ilma tööta, töötuEstonian

- بیکارFarsi

- työtönFinnish

- au chômageFrench

- מוּבטָלHebrew

- बेरोजगार, बेकारHindi

- nezaposlenCroatian

- munkanélküliHungarian

- menganggurIndonesian

- atvinnulausIcelandic

- disoccupatoItalian

- 失業したJapanese

- 실직한Korean

- bedarbisLithuanian

- nenodarbināts; bez darbaLatvian

- menganggurMalay

- werkloosDutch

- arbeidsledig/-løsNorwegian

- bezrobotnyPolish

- بیکارPersian

- بېكارPashto

- desempregadoPortuguese

- în şomajRomanian

- безработныйRussian

- nezamestnanýSlovak

- nezaposlenSlovenian

- nezaposlenSerbian

- arbetslösSwedish

- ซึ่งว่างงานThai

- işsiz, boşta gezenTurkish

- 失業的Chinese (Trad.)

- безробітнийUkrainian

- بے روزگارUrdu

- không được sử dụngVietnamese

- 失业的Chinese (Simp.)

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