employable

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adjective

em·​ploy·​able im-ˈplȯi-ə-bəl How to pronounce employable (audio)
: capable of being employed
employability noun

employable

2 of 2

noun

: one who is employable

Examples of employable in a Sentence

Adjective this wall map of the bay is for decoration only—it's not employable for actual navigation
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Adjective
As well as job displacement, AI risks deepening wealth inequality—concentrating the gains among those who own or are able to leverage its abilities, while throwing the remainder into the same basket of the formerly employable unemployed. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025 But staying employable means chasing certifications every few years as technology leaps forward. Joseph Coughlin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for employable

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

employ entry 1 + -able

Noun

derivative of employable entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

1588, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of employable was in 1588

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“Employable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/employable. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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