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full-time

full-time ˈfull-time adjective JOBS

1. working or studying for the complete number of hours that this is usually done:

• He was unable physically to handle the demands of a full-time sales position.

• Mr Kasal slashed his full-time staff to six from 13 as revenue dropped.

• 5.5 million Americans are working part-time because they can't find full-time work.

• Ohio has been gaining in part-time jobs, while losing many thousands of full-time jobs.

— full-time adverb :

• I can't work full-time because of my illness.

2. full-time job/occupation hard work that you are not paid for that takes a lot of time:

• Searching for work is a full-time job.

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full-time UK US /ˌfʊlˈtaɪm/ adjective (ABBREVIATION FT)

► HR, WORKPLACE for all the hours of the week that people normally work, not just for some of them: full-time job »Holding down a full-time job when you've got three children is not easy.
full-time employment »The number of women in full-time employment has risen in the last few years.
»a full-time employee/worker
full-time staff »Only full-time staff will qualify for this benefit.
full-time education »There are concessions for people in full-time education.

full-time adverb

► »She went back to work full-time when her youngest child went to school.

→ Compare PART-TIME(Cf. ↑part-time)

Financial and business terms. 2012.