1
: employed for or involving full time
full-time employees
full-time work
2
: devoting one's full attention and energies to something
a full-time gambler
full-time
adverb
: the amount of time considered the normal or standard amount for working during a given period
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Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 5 June 2024
Klein said the full-time employees are better trained to separate recyclable items, and the company saw an immediate increase in the quality of its plastic bales.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2024
Johnson led a dual life, posing undercover for police as a fake hitman and also standing at a podium as a full-time professor.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
Out of approximately 100,000 full-time anesthesia clinician positions, there are over 14,400 openings according to the GasWork jobsite as of May 2024.
—Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
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Adjective
The bonus is available for both part- and full-time Walmart employees, including those in its pharmacy and eye care centers, the retailer said.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 5 June 2024
Klein said the full-time employees are better trained to separate recyclable items, and the company saw an immediate increase in the quality of its plastic bales.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2024
Johnson led a dual life, posing undercover for police as a fake hitman and also standing at a podium as a full-time professor.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
Out of approximately 100,000 full-time anesthesia clinician positions, there are over 14,400 openings according to the GasWork jobsite as of May 2024.
—Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
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“Full-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-time. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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