Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

out of a job

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.44 in modern English

Syllables: out- of a job
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Having lost one's job; unemployed.

Example Sentences

"After the management automated the factory, the machinists were out of a job."

Synonyms

unemployed

Questions

What does out of a job mean?: Having lost one's job; unemployed.

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