decasualize

transitive verb

de·​ca·​sual·​ize

(ˈ)dēˈkazh(əw)əˌlīz

-ed/-ing/-s

: to do away with the casual employment of (labor)

the commission decasualized 3452 men during the year

—Walter Hamshar

: eliminate the casuals from

industry will be … decasualized by making the employment relation more permanent

—M. R. Cohen

Word History

Etymology

de- + casual + -ize

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