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full time

1

[fool tahym]

noun

  1. the number of hours in a period, as a day, week, or month, considered customary for pursuing an activity, especially working at a job: FT, F/T

    The factory now operates on full time.



full-time

2

[fool-tahym]

adjective

  1. working or operating the customary or requisite number of hours in each day, week, or month.

    a full-time housekeeper;

    full-time production.

  2. being indefinitely employed by one company for the customary or requisite number of hours.

    Only full-time employees are eligible for healthcare.

adverb

  1. on a full-time basis; on a schedule corresponding to the customary number of working or operational hours.

full-time

1

adjective

  1. for the entire time appropriate to an activity

    a full-time job

    a full-time student

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. on a full-time basis

    he works full time

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

full time

2

noun

  1. the end of a football or other match Compare half-time

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ˌڳܱ-ˈپ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of full time1

First recorded in 1910–15

Origin of full time2

First recorded in 1895–1900
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"It's a full time job, it's absolutely constant," she says.

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When women and men both work full time, women do about 70 percent of the total household labor.

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Guard members are not full time, and undergo less frequent training, and Marines retain the youngest service members of all the military branches.

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However, CNN reported that Mrs Miller also left the government last week and is now working "full time" for Musk.

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As retirement age rises for many people, more grown-up children than ever are providing their parents with the support they need to go on living independently, while also continuing to work full time themselves.

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