Definition of employable
: capable of being employed
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this wall map of the bay is for decoration only—it's not employable for actual navigation
Recent Examples of employable from the Web
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The Last Mile program was first used in the San Quentin prison in California in an attempt to teach the prisoners employable skills.
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As a result, the work requirements could pare Medicaid roles of many more people than just those who are employable but not working.
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The board nevertheless found that Guardado was medically employable, and that Roos Foods had demonstrated the availability of jobs within her capabilities.
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The reserve army of unqualified, but employable, workers may be small.
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The program, barely a year old, aims to provide employable skills to adults who are recovering from addiction, homelessness and other trauma.
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With that migration is all kinds of people -- rich people, people with degrees and people who are very employable.
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Gipson appreciates learning the proper techniques to be more employable in the industry.
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Henry pulled over and rolled down his window to find out why someone who looked so employable had to resort to roadside begging.
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First Known Use of employable
1588
employable Synonyms
Synonyms
available, exploitable, fit, functional, operable, practicable, serviceable, usable (also useable), useful;
Antonyms
impracticable, inoperable, nonfunctional, unavailable, unemployable, unusable;
First Known Use of employable
1865
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