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Antonyms for unemployment


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uhn-em-ploi-muh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn ɛmˈplɔɪ mənt



Definition of unemployment

Origin :
  • 1888, from un- (1) "not" + employment.
  • As in layoff : noun dismissal from job or responsibility
  • As in leisure : noun free time and its activities
  • As in recession : noun reversal of action; reduction of business activity
  • As in inactivity : noun inaction
  • As in inertness : noun inaction
  • As in inoperativeness : noun inaction
  • As in depression : noun economic decline
  • As in idleness : noun laziness, inaction
Example sentences :
  • The best results were obtained in the sphere of unemployment.
  • Extract from : « The World in Chains » by John Mavrogordato
  • The most radical provision of the new bill is that which deals with unemployment.
  • Extract from : « Socialism As It Is » by William English Walling
  • We hear of the prevention of unemployment, the removal of the bugbear of "losing the job."
  • Extract from : « The Psychology of Nations » by G.E. Partridge
  • The special and solid result of the reign of the employers has been—unemployment.
  • Extract from : « A Miscellany of Men » by G. K. Chesterton
  • The unemployment problem will be dealt with by the State, and dealt with so that there will be no unemployment problem.
  • Extract from : « Woman » by William J. Robinson
  • One was treated as if one was a sort of unemployment bureau.
  • Extract from : « Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 » by Sir Stanley Maude
  • Unemployment is caused by the exactions of the capitalist class.
  • Extract from : « British Socialism » by J. Ellis Barker
  • Yet the labour market is as over-stocked, and unemployment and poverty are as great, as ever.
  • Extract from : « British Socialism » by J. Ellis Barker
  • For him a short spell of unemployment means starvation and despair.
  • Extract from : « British Socialism » by J. Ellis Barker
  • Thus the relation of vagrancy to unemployment is amply demonstrated.
  • Extract from : « Glimpses into the Abyss » by Mary Higgs

Synonyms for unemployment

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