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full time

1

[ fool tahym ]

noun

  1. the number of hours in a period, as a day, week, or month, considered customary for pursuing an activity, especially working at a job: : FT, F/T Compare part time ( def ).

    The factory now operates on full time.



full-time

2

[ fool-tahym ]

adjective

  1. working or operating the customary or requisite number of hours in each day, week, or month:

    a full-time housekeeper;

    full-time production.

  2. being indefinitely employed by one company for the customary or requisite number of hours: Compare freelance ( def 1 ).

    Only full-time employees are eligible for healthcare.

adverb

  1. on a full-time basis; on a schedule corresponding to the customary number of working or operational hours.

full-time

1

adjective

  1. for the entire time appropriate to an activity

    a full-time job

    a full-time student

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. on a full-time basis

    he works full time

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

full time

2

noun

  1. the end of a football or other match Compare half-time
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌڳܱ-ˈپ, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of full time1

First recorded in 1910–15

Origin of full time2

First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences

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The program not only provides the child care she needs to go to work full time and support her family, but also gives her daughter diapers and healthy meals.

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WNO is Wales' largest arts organisation and one of only two full time professional orchestras in the country.

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That would work out at a cost to the council of about £38,000 a year if the worker was employed full time.

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Baris, whose 10-year-old goes to a special school, said he supported teachers' right to strike but he was concerned about school closures because it was "vital" for his son to attend full time.

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Matt Halliday, whose two daughters attend the school, said his wife worked full- time but had Friday afternoons off to do "life admin".

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