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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Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
Malta's average salary is considerably lower than that of Canada, where the average salary for someone working full-time is about $45,000 a year (CAD 63,013).
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Milstein’s budget experience Milstein will grapple with the city’s upcoming $77 million deficit as the city embarks on a nationwide search for Chan’s full-time replacement.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
Hoppus has survived a terrifying health ordeal, and is ready to devote himself full-time to music.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, the equivalent of three full-time fire department positions — likely non-firefighter staff members — are slated to be among 91 or so layoffs expected to soon be announced.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
Malta's average salary is considerably lower than that of Canada, where the average salary for someone working full-time is about $45,000 a year (CAD 63,013).
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Milstein’s budget experience Milstein will grapple with the city’s upcoming $77 million deficit as the city embarks on a nationwide search for Chan’s full-time replacement.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
Hoppus has survived a terrifying health ordeal, and is ready to devote himself full-time to music.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Full-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-time. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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