What (who) is part-time - definition
part-time
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Part time; Part-time (disambiguation)
¦ adjective & adverb for only part of the usual working day or week.
Derivatives
part-timer noun
part-time
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Part time; Part-time (disambiguation)
Note: The adverb is also spelled 'part time'.
If someone is a part-time worker or has a part-time job, they work for only part of each day or week.
Many businesses are cutting back by employing lower-paid part-time workers...
I'm part-time. I work three days a week.
? full-time
ADJ
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Part-time is also an adverb.
I want to work part-time.
ADV: ADV after v
part-timer
FORM OF EMPLOYMENT THAT CARRIES FEWER HOURS PER WEEK THAN A FULL-TIME JOB
Part-time contract; Arubaito; Student job; Part time job; Part-time Job; Part-time worker; Student part-time job; Part-time employee; Part-time employment; Part-timer
(part-timers)
A part-timer is a person who works part-time.
Customer service departments are often staffed by part-timers.
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Pronunciation examples for part-time
1. part-time.
Victoria Sweet _ Talks at Google
2. very part-time.
Housing Works _ Matthew Bernardo _ Talks At Google
3. for part-time workers?
The Storytellers Secret _ Carmine Gallo _ Talks at Google
4. juggled part-time jobs.
Look How Happy I'm Making You _ Polly Rosenwaike _ Talks at Google
5. and part-time, too.
Broadway's Freestyle Love Supreme _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of part-time
1. Profession: Part–time athlete, part–time classroom assistant.
2. "The girls go to nursery part–time in the week and that helps me too, as I work part–time as cabin crew.
3. Like all small–town elected officials, Dressel, a retired machine designer, is a part–time mayor working with a part–time council.
4. Part–time employmentKamy from Sharjah asks÷ What are the rights of part–time teaching staff in private colleges in the UAE?
5. The absence of "part time" so far from the debate shows that working part–time is still seen as second–class, "no real commitment" type of work.