jobless

«jobless» in Mova's school dictionary: Without a paid job; unemployed — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (jobless); noun (the jobless — people without jobs)

meaning for a pupil

1) Without a paid job; unemployed. tree →

2) (the jobless) People who do not have jobs. tree →

sense in the lessons

In news and economics lessons «jobless» appears in headlines (jobless figures, jobless rate). In stories about families it shows money worries and hard times; children learn that losing a job is not a person's fault and that help exists. Phrases: jobless rate, jobless figures, left jobless.

examples

• Many people were left jobless when the factory closed. tree →
• The jobless rate went down this year. tree →
• Dad was jobless for three months, then found new work. tree →
• The charity helps the jobless find training. tree →
• The news said the number of jobless people had risen. tree →
• Being jobless can be very stressful for a family. tree →
• She was jobless but used the time to learn new skills. tree →

note

«Jobless» is a news word; in everyday talk people say «out of work» or «unemployed». «The jobless» takes a plural verb: «The jobless need help». Related: unemployment.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «jobless» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.