Definition of unemployed Unemployed
/ʌˌnɛmplɔjˈd/ - [unemployd] - un•em•ployed
We found 9 definitions of unemployed from 6 different sources.
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What does unemployed mean?
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| unemployed - not engaged in a gainful occupation; "unemployed workers marched on the capital" | ||
| employed having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary; "most of our graduates are employed" | ||
| idle not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands" | ||
| discharged, dismissed, fired, laid-off, pink-slipped having lost your job | ||
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Wiktionary 
- unemployed (Noun)
Unemployed people. - unemployed (Adjective)
Having no profession despite being able and willing to work. - unemployed (Adjective)
Having no use, not doing work.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- unemployed (a.)
Not employed in manual or other labor; having no regular work. - unemployed (a.)
Not invested or used; as, unemployed capital.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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unemployed
Having no job.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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unemployed
un-em-ploid′, adj. out of work: not put to use or profit.—n. Unemploy′ment
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🔤- unemployed, noun, singular of unemployeds.
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