Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subemployment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sube-m-ploy-ment
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The situation where too few people are employed in jobs, or where they have too few hours.

Uncountable

Etymology

From sub- + employment.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does subemployment mean?
The situation where too few people are employed in jobs, or where they have too few hours.
Where does subemployment come from?
From sub- + employment.

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