See Also: minimism(dictionary)

unemployment (iou) and minimism (iou)


unemployment (iou)



unemployment noun. L19.
[from UN-1 + Employment.]
The state or condition of being unemployed; the extent of this in a country, region, etc., esp. the number or percentage of unemployed people. L19.
STRUCTURAL unemployment.
M. Foot We were faced..with..a hideous rise in unemployment.
ellipt. = unemployment benefit below. L20.
Comb.: unemployment benefit a payment made to an unemployed person by the State or (in the US) a trade union.

minimism (iou)



minimism noun. E19.
[formed as MINIM noun + -ISM.]
Absorption in minute details. Now rare or obsolete. E19.
Theology. The policy or practice of minimizing the substance of a dogma, esp. that of papal infallibility. L19.