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out-of-work

 

Definitions from WordNet

Adjective out-of-work has 1 sense
  1. idle, jobless, out of work - not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work"
    Antonym: employed (indirect, via unemployed)

Definitions from the Web

Out of Work

Definition:

Out of work is an idiom used to describe someone who is unemployed, without a job, or between jobs.

Part of Speech:

Idiom

Senses:

1. Unemployed:

When used in the sense of being unemployed, "out of work" refers to a person who currently does not have a job.

Example sentence:

"After being laid off, John was out of work for several months until he found a new job."

2. Between Jobs:

Out of work can also mean being in the transition period between leaving one job and finding another.

Example sentence:

"Emma decided to take a break and travel the world while she was out of work."

3. Temporarily Unoccupied:

In a different context, out of work can refer to something that is temporarily not functioning or being used.

Example sentence:

"The elevator was out of work, so we had to take the stairs."

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