the long-term unemployed — UK US noun [U] ECONOMICS, HR ► the group of people who have not had a job for a long time, usually a year or more: »The scheme provides retraining for the long term unemployed … Financial and business terms
long-term — W3 adj [usually before noun] continuing for a long period of time into the future, or relating to what will happen in the distant future ≠ ↑short term ▪ the long term future of the fishing industry ▪ the long term interests of the company the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Long-term — In accounting information, one year or greater. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * long term ˈlong term adjective [only before a noun] 1. long term plans, aims etc are related to a long period of time into the future: • Boeing s… … Financial and business terms
long-term — Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * long term ˈlong term adjective [only before a noun] 1. long term plans, aims etc are related to a long period of time into the future: •… … Financial and business terms
long-term — ♦♦ longer term 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Something that is long term has continued for a long time or will continue for a long time in the future. A new training scheme to help the long term unemployed is expected... The association believes new… … English dictionary
long-term unemployment — ➔ unemployment * * * long term unemployment UK US noun [U] ECONOMICS, HR ► a situation in which people have not had a job for a long time, usually a year or more: »The unemployed must be offered retraining instead of long term unemployment and de … Financial and business terms
long-term — adj. Long term is used with these nouns: ↑aim, ↑answer, ↑arrangement, ↑benefit, ↑bond, ↑boyfriend, ↑care, ↑change, ↑commitment, ↑complication, ↑confinement, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
unemployed — un|em|ployed1 W3S2 [ˌʌnımˈplɔıd] adj without a job = ↑out of work ▪ an unemployed actor ▪ I ve only been unemployed for a few weeks. unemployed 2 unemployed2 n the unemployed [plural] people who have no job the long term unemployed (=people who… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unemployed — ▪ I. unemployed un‧em‧ployed 1 [ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd◂] adjective without a job: • I have been unemployed for two years. • an unemployed accountant [m0] ▪ II. unemployed unemployed 2 noun [plural] … Financial and business terms
unemployed — 1 / VnIm plOId/ adjective without a job 2 noun the unemployed (plural) people who have no job: the long term unemployed (=people who have not had a job for a long time) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English