part-time
adjective
: involving or working less than customary or standard hours
a part-time job
part-time students
part-time
adverb
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And, importantly, non-Social Security income, such as pensions, rental income or part-time work, may still be at risk.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
These plans must provide at least 5 percent of the company’s annual net income as cash benefits to eligible full-time and part-time workers who have been with their companies for at least one year.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Jocelyn Elizabeth was a new mom working part-time as a marketing administrator when her dad brought home a $5 lamp from a church yard sale in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
Zara’s SouthPark store has 90 full- and part-time workers, according to the company.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
These plans must provide at least 5 percent of the company’s annual net income as cash benefits to eligible full-time and part-time workers who have been with their companies for at least one year.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Jocelyn Elizabeth was a new mom working part-time as a marketing administrator when her dad brought home a $5 lamp from a church yard sale in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
Zara’s SouthPark store has 90 full- and part-time workers, according to the company.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Part-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part-time. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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