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German
Etymology
From Arbeit + -s- + -los.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaʁbaɪ̯tsloːs/
- Hyphenation: ar‧beits‧los
Adjective
arbeitslos (strong nominative masculine singular arbeitsloser, not comparable)
- (general) unemployed (having no work despite being willing to work)
- (colloquial) on welfare; unemployed; idle (having no work and being supported by social benefits despite being able to work)
- (law, Germany) working less than 15 hours a week, actively looking for a job that is subject to obligatory social-security payments, registered at the national employment agency, and responding to the latter’s placement services
Declension
Positive forms of arbeitslos (uncomparable)
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