Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective For or during less than the customary or standard time.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb For less than the usual full time appropriate to an activity; on a part-time basis. Opposed to
full-time . - adjective Occupying less than the entire time appropriate to an activity. Opposed to
full-time . - adjective Employed for less than the full time usually expended at a task or occupation. Opposed to
full-time . Commonly, thirty-five hours per week or more is considered full-time, and less than 30 ispart-time work. - noun A working schedule occupying less than full time, i.e. less than 35 hours per week.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective for, during, or involving
less than thenormal time for someactivity
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity
- adverb for less than the standard number of hours
- adjective involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity
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Examples
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First he called his part-time assistant in New York City, only to find out that the prop and scenery truck was parked at a garage on Long Island where it would be safe for the weekend.
WRECKED CAROL HIGGINS CLARK 2010
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First he called his part-time assistant in New York City, only to find out that the prop and scenery truck was parked at a garage on Long Island where it would be safe for the weekend.
WRECKED CAROL HIGGINS CLARK 2010
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Cuts were expressed as fractions where local authorities are reducing hours or referring to part-time posts.
Deaf children's services cut at one in five councils in England 2011
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Becourtney says many employers call part-time workers independent contractors.
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Flex programs, also known as part-time MBA programs, are ideal for working professionals who are unable to attend classes at traditional times.
unknown title 2011
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For someone like RuPaul, who engages in a form of transgender expression part-time exclusively as a moneymaking enterprise, to try to tell people who live and work 24/7 in a gender role they were not assigned at birth, people who are legally denied the right to work, rent a home, or even just to have a drink in a local bar free of discrimination in 34 states, what they should or shouldn't find offensive is the very height of arrogance.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Rebecca Juro 2012
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For someone like RuPaul, who engages in a form of transgender expression part-time exclusively as a moneymaking enterprise, to try to tell people who live and work 24/7 in a gender role they were not assigned at birth, people who are legally denied the right to work, rent a home, or even just to have a drink in a local bar free of discrimination in 34 states, what they should or shouldn't find offensive is the very height of arrogance.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Rebecca Juro 2012
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For someone like RuPaul, who engages in a form of transgender expression part-time exclusively as a moneymaking enterprise, to try to tell people who live and work 24/7 in a gender role they were not assigned at birth, people who are legally denied the right to work, rent a home, or even just to have a drink in a local bar free of discrimination in 34 states, what they should or shouldn't find offensive is the very height of arrogance.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Rebecca Juro 2012
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I’m kind of a lone wolf, except for Cherie, and she’s what you might call a part-time friend.
Fallout Ellen Hopkins 2010
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I’m kind of a lone wolf, except for Cherie, and she’s what you might call a part-time friend.
Fallout Ellen Hopkins 2010
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