arbeitslos
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaʁbaɪ̯tsloːs/
Audio (file) - 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)
Synonyms
- beschäftigungslos
- brotlos
- erwerbslos
- stellenlos
- stellungslos
- unbeschäftigt
Related terms
Further reading
- “arbeitslos” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “arbeitslos” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “arbeitslos” in Duden online
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