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    out of work
  2. adjective. uk us. Add to word list. HR, WORKPLACE. without a paid job: I've been out of work for the past six months. put/leave/throw sb out of work The plant closed in November 2010, leaving 400 people out of work. an out-of-work management consultant.

    • English (US)

      OUT OF WORK meaning: without a paid job: . Learn more.

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      OUT OF THE WOODS definition: not having a problem or...

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      OUT OF TOUCH definition: not informed or not having the same...

    • Out of This World

      OUT OF THIS WORLD definition: 1. extremely good: 2....

  3. Jun 25, 2020 · Even though I didn't find the definition on the Merriam-Webster dictionary or the Cambridge Dictionary, I’m pretty sure "someone gets off work" means the employee gets the permission to stop working and go home. The question is whether "off from work" means the same thing.

  4. Unemployed; also, having no work to do. For example, He lost his job a year ago and has been out of work ever since , or They don't give her enough assignments—she's always out of work . Shakespeare used this expression in Henry V (1:2): “All out of work and cold for action.”. Discover More.

  5. adjective. not presently working; unemployed. an out of work actor. a town where half the men are usually out of work. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. out of work in American English. without a job; unemployed. See full dictionary entry for work. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

  6. Meaning of be out of work in English. be out of work. idiom. Add to word list. to not have a job: My father was out of work at the time, so we struggled, obviously. an out-of-work actor / manager. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Types of employment. administrative assistant. administratively. at the coalface idiom. job-sharing. jobbing

  7. Definition of out-of-work adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. IPA guide. Definitions of out of work. adjective. not having a job. “many people in the area were out of work ”. synonyms: idle, jobless. unemployed. not engaged in a gainful occupation.