Definitions for underemployed
ˌʌn dər ɛmˈplɔɪdun·der·em·ployed

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1. underemployedadjective

   employed only part-time when one needs full-time employment or not making full use of your skills

   "migrants are likely to be poor and underemployed"; "able people are kept underemployed"

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1. underemployedadjective

   Employed in a job for which one is overqualified; or employed in a job that does not pay as much as one wants or expects.

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1. underemployed

   Underemployed refers to a state where an individual is employed but their skills, abilities, or qualifications are not fully utilized, or they are not working up to their full potential. This could be because they are working fewer hours than they wish, in a job that doesn't utilize their full skillset, or are involuntarily in part-time instead of full-time employment. Underemployment often fails to provide sufficient income, job satisfaction, or career advancement opportunities.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of underemployed in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of underemployed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of underemployed in a Sentence

1. Scott Stewart:

   You see these disenfranchised people, and it’s a very good recruitment pool, (Jihadists) are looking for angry, underemployed guys. It’s a good target audience for them.

2. Ting Lu:

   Following several rounds of lockdowns, many individuals are worn out, unemployed or underemployed, and have drained their savings to a level at which they now have to reduce spending.

3. Tsehynesh Tara:

   In Ethiopia we have more than 500 underemployed female weavers in each village. We have a responsibility to give them a job -- and then show their work to the world. i'm very happy to make a sustainable income to support my family and also to work for a well-known fashion brand in Ethiopia.

4. Amy Peltier:

   They're employed, but they're drastically underemployed making these low wages, and they're never going to make enough to get over the hump.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=underemployed
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Underemployed
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=underemployed