out of work

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out of work

phrase out-of-work

unemployed, or having nothing to do
dated not working correctly; out of order This lost time was caused mainly because the operator had to find the dispatcher and notify him that the machine was out of work.

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@misc{out_of_work_2026,
  title = {out of work},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/out%20of%20work},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}