Associations to the word «Underemployed»

Wiktionary

UNDEREMPLOYED, adjective. Employed in a job for which one is overqualified; or employed in a job that does not pay as much as one wants or expects.

Dictionary definition

UNDEREMPLOYED, adjective. Employed only part-time when one needs full-time employment or not making full use of your skills; "migrants are likely to be poor and underemployed"; "able people are kept underemployed".

Wise words

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