Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Employed for or involving a standard number of hours of working time.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective spending or requiring all of the time normally given to an activity. Opposite of
part-time .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity, especially a job.
- adverb Spending a full amount of time.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective for the entire time appropriate to an activity
- adverb for the standard number of hours
Etymologies
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Examples
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In a separate bill, Orange is proposing what he calls the "full-time employment and full-time compensation for council members" act.
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Tim Craig 2011
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In contracts the charter sent to the state in February, Garcia's job was described as full-time, which appeared to be a potential conflict with her $156,000-a-year Winslow position.
Phillies Zone 2011
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For starters, I hate the container called full-time work; it's not fair to employees.
Liz Ryan: Welcome to the Antique Shop Part Three: Will Granular Work Replace the Full-time Work Week? Liz Ryan 2012
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For starters, I hate the container called full-time work; it's not fair to employees.
Liz Ryan: Welcome to the Antique Shop Part Three: Will Granular Work Replace the Full-time Work Week? Liz Ryan 2012
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So-called full-time all-wheel-drive systems are usually better than those that kick in only when the car suffers traction loss.
Me & My Car 2012
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Once classified as a full-time worker, the employer is obligated to provide affordable health care or pay a penalty of $2,000 per worker, excluding the first 30 workers.
Employers Lobby to Weaken Insurance Mandate Janet Adamy 2011
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Guard units all over the country have called their full-time and reservist personnel to base.
Touching History Lynn Spencer 2008
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Guard units all over the country have called their full-time and reservist personnel to base.
Touching History Lynn Spencer 2008
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"I think the idea of full-time trade unionists working in the public sector on trade union business, rather than serving the public - I don't think that is right and we are going to put that to an end," he told the House of Commons.
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Mr Cameron told MPs: "I think the idea of full-time trade unionists working in the public sector on trade union business, rather than serving the public - I don't think that is right and we are going to put that to an end."
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Christopher Hope 2011
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