Category: EconomyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
werkloosheid
/werkloosheid/Roman
English meaning: Unemployment
Definition
Unemployment: a key concept in governance, law, and economics.
Usage — When, Where & How
Term for unemployment, used in economics, news and social policy. Uncountable; the related noun for a jobless person is 'werkloze' and the adjective is 'werkloos'.
Common Collocations
- de hoge werkloosheid
- de werkloosheid daalt
- de werkloosheid bestrijden
- de jeugdwerkloosheid
- langdurige werkloosheid
Word Forms
de werkloosheid; uncountable
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Literary Heritage
“De Javaan wordt mishandeld. Wie dit niet ziet is blind, of wil niet zien.”
“The Javanese are being mistreated. Whoever does not see this is blind, or does not wish to see.”
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