Meanings
prepositional phrase
- Having lost one's job; unemployed.
After the management automated the factory, the machinists were out of a job.
Synonyms: unemployed
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseHaving lost one's job; unemployed.
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out of a job. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20a%20job
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“out of a job.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20a%20job. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “out of a job,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20a%20job.
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