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unemployable

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Definition of unemployable

adjective

  • (of a person) not able or likely to get paid employment because of a lack of skills or qualifications.

noun

  • an unemployable person: an underclass of unemployables

Derivatives

unemployability

Pronunciation: /-ˈbɪlɪti/
noun

unemployable in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of unemployable in the US English dictionary
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