reemployment

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noun

The condition of being reemployed

OriginEnglish employment ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounreemployment (countable and uncountable, plural reemployments)

plural reemployments · alternative rare reëmployment

  1. uncountableThe condition of being reemployed
  2. countableA second or subsequent employment

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishemployment
  7. Englishreemployment

From re- + employment.

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APA

reemployment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reemployment

MLA

“reemployment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reemployment. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reemployment,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reemployment.

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