out of work
adjective
ukusHR,WORKPLACE
without apaidjob:
I've been out ofworkfor the past sixmonths.
put/leave/throw sb out of workTheplantclosedinNovember2010,leaving400peopleout ofwork.
an out-of-workmanagementconsultant
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Engineers are not immune to beingoutofwork, in heavy civil work some are employed on a project basis.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, at the present time many people areoutofwork, have no roof over their heads, and no money.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As a result, many of the older computer companies were shut down and people were putoutofwork.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Many of the parents were alsooutofwork.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This only deepened the depression as government employees were putoutofworkand public works projects were canceled.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.According to one view, great character actors are rarelyoutofwork, and often have long careers spanning decades.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The war disrupted shipping patterns and threw manyoutofwork.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They becameoutofworkand hence without their livelihood.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Otherwise, they would beoutofworkfor the week.
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