Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

full-time equivalent

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables
ful-l--time e-quiv-a-lent
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The result of a calculation to estimate the effective size of a workforce that may include part-time workers.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

full-time equivalents (plural) FTE (abbreviation)

Questions

What does full-time equivalent mean?
The result of a calculation to estimate the effective size of a workforce that may include part-time workers.

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