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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Alejandra Rojas, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Peter & Paul and OCA came to loggerheads over the parish’s attempt, with OCA help, to recruit a young, full-time priest from Ukraine.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
In 2024, 27% of U.S. professionals worked in hybrid models and 11% worked remotely, compared with 26% and 7%, respectively, the year before, according to Owl Labs’ 2024 State of Hybrid Work report, which surveyed 2,000 full-time workers.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
However, full-time workers face significantly lower poverty rates (5.3 percent) compared to part-time workers (18.5 percent).
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
In 2024, the median weekly earnings for full-time female workers in the U.S. were $1,083, or 83.2% of the $1,302 median for men, where Black women’s median earnings were $978, White women earned $1,094, and Hispanic women earned $844, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
—Alejandra Rojas, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Peter & Paul and OCA came to loggerheads over the parish’s attempt, with OCA help, to recruit a young, full-time priest from Ukraine.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
In 2024, 27% of U.S. professionals worked in hybrid models and 11% worked remotely, compared with 26% and 7%, respectively, the year before, according to Owl Labs’ 2024 State of Hybrid Work report, which surveyed 2,000 full-time workers.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
However, full-time workers face significantly lower poverty rates (5.3 percent) compared to part-time workers (18.5 percent).
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Full-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-time. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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