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full time
1[ fool tahym ]
noun
- 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
- working or operating the customary or requisite number of hours in each day, week, or month:
a full-time housekeeper;
full-time production.
- 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
- on a full-time basis; on a schedule corresponding to the customary number of working or operational hours.
full-time
1adjective
- for the entire time appropriate to an activity
a full-time job
a full-time student
adverb
- on a full-time basis
he works full time
full time
2noun
- the end of a football or other match Compare half-time
Derived Forms
- ˌڳܱ-ˈپ, noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of full time1
Origin of full time2
Example Sentences
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.
WNO is Wales' largest arts organisation and one of only two full time professional orchestras in the country.
That would work out at a cost to the council of about £38,000 a year if the worker was employed full time.
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.
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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