Malemployed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Malemployed is an adjective meaning Employed in a job for which one is overqualified or overeducated, usually a job that does not pay as much as one wants or expects.
Meaning
Employed in a job for which one is overqualified or overeducated, usually a job that does not pay as much as one wants or expects.
Example Sentences
Mal-employed college grads earn half of what their degree-appropriately employed peers do, a difference that adds up to tens of thousands of dollars per year, and millions over a lifetime.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include underpaid, unprofessional, ill-fitting, misused, abusive, undervalued.
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