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Definition of underemployed in English: underemployedadjectiveʌndərɪmˈplɔɪdˌəndərɪmˈplɔɪd (of a person) not having enough paid work or not doing work that makes full use of their skills and abilities. （人）未充分就业的；大材小用的 underemployed part-time workers Example sentencesExamples - ‘Nobody is underemployed in the health service,’ a spokesman said.
- Namely, many were underemployed men who possessed some military skills, enjoyed ready access to the arms of the day, and knew how to exploit relatively light government supervision.
- These underemployed immigrants work in jobs as foodstand operators, baby-sitters, or waitresses either in family-run restaurants or in the catering trade.
- They're underemployed, and yet they make some of the best employees because they're grateful for the jobs.
- Some migrants reported that they were underemployed and did not work at the level for which training had prepared them.
- And according to a study conducted by the state, the region has 125,000 underemployed workers who could be trained for new or more advanced jobs.
- Mr. Berry's closing submission goes some way towards recognizing that Larry is now underemployed.
- I do not find the respondent to be intentionally underemployed.
- The name isn't important, but since I'm an underemployed historian, I'll use subtext because these words are about all I have to show for my education.
- I suppose it would remain popular at least until all the investment capital leaves the province, leaving an underemployed (but very highly educated!) workforce.
- There are other people who are employed, but they're underemployed in terms of their skills.
- He worries, if the high-paying jobs move offshore, that could leave him and other workers permanently underemployed.
Derivativesnounˌʌndərɪmˈplɔɪm(ə)nt mass noun1Lack of paid work or work that makes full use of skills and abilities. （人）未充分就业的；大材小用的 there was widespread underemployment in the countryside - 1.1 Inadequate or insufficient use of something.
Example sentencesExamples - We have a high amount of underemployment in this country.
- We'd like to think that we're the strongest economic power in the world, but at the same time we've got this real big problem of underemployment.
- There is still plenty of underemployment in this country - people who would like to work longer hours - and I'm sure the 93,000 people on the dole wouldn't mind filling in a bit here and there.
- underemployment of available resources
Rhymesavoid, Boyd, Coed, droid, Floyd, Freud, Lloyd, overjoyed, self-employed, unalloyed, unemployed, void Definition of underemployed in US English: underemployedadjectiveˌəndərimˈploidˌəndərɪmˈplɔɪd (of a person) not having enough paid work or not doing work that makes full use of their skills and abilities. （人）未充分就业的；大材小用的 underemployed part-time workers Example sentencesExamples - He worries, if the high-paying jobs move offshore, that could leave him and other workers permanently underemployed.
- The name isn't important, but since I'm an underemployed historian, I'll use subtext because these words are about all I have to show for my education.
- ‘Nobody is underemployed in the health service,’ a spokesman said.
- These underemployed immigrants work in jobs as foodstand operators, baby-sitters, or waitresses either in family-run restaurants or in the catering trade.
- I suppose it would remain popular at least until all the investment capital leaves the province, leaving an underemployed (but very highly educated!) workforce.
- I do not find the respondent to be intentionally underemployed.
- Mr. Berry's closing submission goes some way towards recognizing that Larry is now underemployed.
- Namely, many were underemployed men who possessed some military skills, enjoyed ready access to the arms of the day, and knew how to exploit relatively light government supervision.
- They're underemployed, and yet they make some of the best employees because they're grateful for the jobs.
- And according to a study conducted by the state, the region has 125,000 underemployed workers who could be trained for new or more advanced jobs.
- Some migrants reported that they were underemployed and did not work at the level for which training had prepared them.
- There are other people who are employed, but they're underemployed in terms of their skills.
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