employable

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adjective

em·​ploy·​able im-ˈplȯi-ə-bəl How to pronounce employable (audio)
: capable of being employed
employability noun

employable

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noun

: one who is employable

Examples of employable in a Sentence

Adjective this wall map of the bay is for decoration only—it's not employable for actual navigation
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Adjective
The idea that work requirements for Medicaid can have a measurable effect on joblessness is the product of another misconception, which is that most Medicaid recipients are the employable unemployed. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024 This concept was recently developed by the ILO and includes all employable individuals who are desiring a job. David T. Nudelman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 As college costs soared to new heights in recent years, saddling many students with crippling loan debt, that discourse has only become increasingly fraught, raising the stakes for schools to prove their degrees leave students better prepared and employable. Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2024 More training and apprenticeship programs, for instance, might bring these graduates up to speed on the skills that companies need, making more youth employable by companies at home or abroad—as chip designers, engineers, consultants, legal advisers, and financial analysts. Rohit Lamba, Foreign Affairs, 28 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for employable 

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

employ entry 1 + -able

Noun

derivative of employable entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

1588, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of employable was in 1588

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“Employable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/employable. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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