What is the meaning of underemployed?

adjective

  • Employed only part-time when one needs full-time employment or not making full use of your skills.
    • usage: "migrants are likely to be poor and underemployed"; "able people are kept underemployed"
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APAWordNet. (2010). underemployed. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/underemployed/definitions/1186400
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