unemployed
Having no job despite being able and willing to work.
Example
“The government announced a new initiative to help the unemployed.”
Other meanings
Having no use, not doing work
Related words
- unemployedness
- funemployed
- shake hands with the unemployed
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “unemployed” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.