1
: employed for or involving full time
full-time employees
full-time work
2
: devoting one's full attention and energies to something
a full-time gambler
full-time
adverb
: the amount of time considered the normal or standard amount for working during a given period
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Kushal Chordia, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, nearly one-third of election offices don’t have any full-time staff, wages are pitiful, and turnover rates grew from 28 percent in 2004—already high—to nearly 39 percent in 2022.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2024
Selznick employed three full-time secretaries to circulate his epiphanies to cast, crew and studio associates.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
Back then, medical treatments and vaccines for infectious diseases were limited, and our family struggled to find full-time care for my younger sister as she was left with the capabilities of a small child.
—Judy Hunter, Essence, 25 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Rather than bringing on full-time employees based on optimistic forecasts, companies can hire consultants for project-specific roles or once a project is secured.
—Kushal Chordia, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, nearly one-third of election offices don’t have any full-time staff, wages are pitiful, and turnover rates grew from 28 percent in 2004—already high—to nearly 39 percent in 2022.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2024
Selznick employed three full-time secretaries to circulate his epiphanies to cast, crew and studio associates.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
Back then, medical treatments and vaccines for infectious diseases were limited, and our family struggled to find full-time care for my younger sister as she was left with the capabilities of a small child.
—Judy Hunter, Essence, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Full-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-time. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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