Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

permie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-mie
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A permanent employee.

British usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"Even if you take six months off you will still earn more than most IT permies, and about three times as much as non-IT permies."

Etymology

From permanent + -ie.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: permanent

Usage

British usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

permies (plural)

Antonyms

casual contractor temp

Questions

What does permie mean?: A permanent employee.
Where does permie come from?: From permanent + -ie.

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