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
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
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 Exactly how jobs and professions will change is not yet clear, but universities tasked with producing employable graduates are already thinking about how higher education can stay relevant amid the uncertainty. Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 The goal of the program is to make students more employable. Caleb Scott, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2024 Fluency with code would round out my children’s literacy—and keep them employable. James Somers, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for employable 

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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 2 Jul. 2024.

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