dis|em|ploy|ment

dis|em|ploy|ment
dis|em|ploy|ment «DIHS ehm PLOY muhnt», noun.
lack of employment; a being unemployed: »

Instead of saying that a lot of people might lose their jobs and become unemployed, the economists talked about increasing “disemployment” (Tuscaloosa News).


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  • Disemployment — Dis em*ploy ment, n. The state of being disemployed, or deprived of employment. [1913 Webster] This glut of leisure and disemployment. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

  • deploy — de•ploy [[t]dɪˈplɔɪ[/t]] v. t. 1) mil to spread out (troops) so as to form an extended front or line 2) mil to arrange, place, or move strategically or appropriately: to deploy missiles[/ex] 3) mil to be or become deployed • Etymology: 1470–80;… …   From formal English to slang

  • unemployment — un‧em‧ploy‧ment [ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt] noun [uncountable] 1. when you do not have a job: • Closure of the plant will mean unemployment for 500 workers. • Most of our staff now face unemployment. 2. ECONOMICS the number of people in a country who do not …   Financial and business terms

  • able — ab·sorb·able; ac·count·able; ac·tion·able; adapt·able; ad·vance·able; ad·vis·able·ness; al·lege·able; al·ter·able; ami·able·ness; bounce·able; brib·able; bridge·able; buff·able; build·able; burn·able; can·cel·able; change·able; change·able·ness;… …   English syllables

  • abil — abil·i·ty; ac·cept·abil·i·ty; ac·count·abil·i·ty; ac·tion·abil·i·ty; al·ter·abil·i·ty; change·abil·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·put·abil·i·ty; con·ceiv·abil·i·ty; con·firm·abil·i·ty; con·form·abil·i·ty; cred·it·abil·i·ty; cross·abil·i·ty;… …   English syllables

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