underemployed

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underemployed

adjective

not comparable Employed in a job that offers fewer work hours than desired. I found myself underemployed when the company downgraded me from full-time to part-time.

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adj employed in a job that offers fewer work hours than desired

Español	subempleado
Português	subempregado
Deutsch	unterbeschäftigt

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@misc{underemployed_2026,
  title = {underemployed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/underemployed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}