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Meaning of UNEMPLOYMENT

Pronunciation:  `unim'ploymunt

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  the state of being unemployed or not having a job; "unemployment is a serious social evil"; "the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy"
 

UNEMPLOYMENT is a 12 letter word that starts with U.

 

 Antonyms: employ, employment
 
 See Also: state

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Un`em*ploy"ment\, n.
Quality or state of being not employed; -- used esp. in
economics, of the condition of various social classes when
temporarily thrown out of employment, as those engaged for
short periods, those whose trade is decaying, and those least
competent.



 

 

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