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Definition of out-of-work adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

out-of-work

adjective
 
/ˌaʊt əv ˈwɜːk/
 
/ˌaʊt əv ˈwɜːrk/
 [only before noun]
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  1. unemployed
    • an out-of-work actor
    Topics Social issuesc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryOut-of-work is used with these nouns:
    • actor, actress
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