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🙅‍♂️ Not paid 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 People without jobs
unwaged

unwaged

7.1
People who do not have paid work
  • noun
  • /ʌnˈweɪdʒd/
  • UK
translation icon : no remunerados
  • Government programs aim to support the unwaged during periods of high unemployment.

Examples

  • After the factory closed, many of the unwaged struggled to find new jobs.

  • The charity provides food assistance to the unwaged in the local community.

  • The unwaged population is growing in many countries.

  • Many unwaged individuals struggle to find work.

  • Many government initiatives are designed to aid the unwaged, helping them gain access to training and employment opportunities.

  • The local community center offers resources to support the unwaged and help them improve their job prospects.

  • Reports indicate that the number of unwaged citizens has increased due to the recent economic downturn.

Synonyms

nonworker
vsunwaged
6.1

A person who does not have paid work

refers to people without wages viewed collectively

Antonyms

employed
1.0

Having a paid job

Surface Forms

unwaged singular
unwaged plural

Morphology

unwaged = waged (transparent) = un + wage + ed

The prefix 'un-' is clearly used to negate the adjective 'waged', forming 'unwaged'.

Etymology

Unwaged uses the same parts, un- 'not' and wage 'payment for work'. It means the group of people who are 'not paid' or who do not have a wage.