out of work

Speech parts

1. out of work - Adjective

2. out of work - Phrase

3. out of work - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

not having a job

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Alternative names

out-of-work

Synonyms

idle jobless available free unemployed redundant inactive do-nothing unoccupied at rest sacked resting disengaged workless at leisure
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Antonyms

working active career employed engaged absorbed
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Examples

idle carpenters Source: Internet

jobless transients Source: Internet

many people in the area were out of work Source: Internet

“$600 is not enough,” the top Democrat said, saying many Americans are out of work and behind on their rent payments and other bills – like the “26m Americans who are struggling to put food on the table.” Source: Internet

According to tipsters, the firm made a 4 percent reduction of force, and attorneys, staff, and paralegals all found themselves out of work. Source: Internet

And the Great Depression occurred and 25% of America was out of work for years,” Schumer said. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

out of work

Close letter words and terms

out of whack out of whole cloth out of wind out of working order out of your way out off one's head