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jobless — [jäb′lis] adj. 1. without a job; unemployed 2. having to do with the unemployed the jobless those who are unemployed joblessness n … English World dictionary
jobless — 1905 (adj.), 1909 (n.), from JOB (Cf. job) (n.) + LESS (Cf. less). Related: Joblessness … Etymology dictionary
jobless — [adj] unemployed between jobs*, collecting unemployment benefits, laid off, on the dole*, out of a job, out of work, without employment, without gainful employment, workless; concept 538 … New thesaurus
jobless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ without a paid job; unemployed. DERIVATIVES joblessness noun … English terms dictionary
jobless — ▪ I. jobless jobless 2 noun [plural] people without a job considered as a group: • The prospects for the country s jobless are not good. [m0] ▪ II. jobless job‧less 1 [ˈdʒɒbləs ǁ ˈdʒɑːb ] adjective without a job; … Financial and business terms
jobless — [[t]ʤɒ̱bləs[/t]] ADJ Someone who is jobless does not have a job, although they would like one. One in four people are now jobless in inner areas like Tottenham and Peckham. ...the number of jobless people. Syn: unemployed Derived words:… … English dictionary
jobless — job|less [ dʒabləs ] adjective * without a job: UNEMPLOYED: a jobless steelworker a. only before noun relating to people who do not have a job: Canada s jobless rate was 10.3 percent. b. the jobless people who do not have jobs: Many of the rural… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
jobless */ — UK [ˈdʒɒbləs] / US [ˈdʒɑbləs] adjective mainly journalism without a job a jobless steelworker a) [only before noun] relating to people who do not have a job Canada s jobless rate was 10.3 per cent. b) the jobless people who do not have jobs Many… … English dictionary
jobless — job|less [ˈdʒɔbləs US ˈdʒa:b ] adj 1.) without a job = ↑unemployed 2.) the jobless [plural] people who are jobless … Dictionary of contemporary English
jobless — [ˈdʒɒbləs] adj mainly journalism without a job, or relating to people without a job Syn: unemployed a jobless steelworker[/ex] Canada s jobless rate was 10.3 per cent.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
