full-time

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adjective

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

full time

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noun

: the amount of time considered the normal or standard amount for working during a given period

Examples of full-time in a Sentence

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Adjective
The company surveyed 1,003 full-time employees to explore their job-hopping habits, salary expectations and motivations. Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Muniz has now secured a full-time contract with Reaume Brothers Racing in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2025 after racing with the team part-time this year. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 That number is based on a base limit set in 1980, multiplied by the number of full-time students and adjusted for inflation. Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024 On Thursday, Birgitte, who is a full-time working royal and married to Queen Elizabeth's first cousin Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, will be there in her stead. Janine Henni, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for full-time 

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1821, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of full-time was in 1821

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Cite this Entry

“Full-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-time. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

full-time

adjective
ˈfu̇l-ˈtīm
: working or involving the full number of hours considered normal or standard
a full-time job
full-time employees
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