wait unemployment

noun

A form of frictional unemployment where a person deliberately remains unemployed, or takes work on a temporary basis, while waiting for an opportunity in their preferred sector.

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Meanings

nounwait unemployment (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA form of frictional unemployment where a person deliberately remains unemployed, or takes work on a temporary basis, while waiting for an opportunity in their preferred sector.
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APA

wait unemployment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wait%20unemployment

MLA

“wait unemployment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wait%20unemployment. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wait unemployment,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wait%20unemployment.

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