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

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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
Institutions that take this step will be able to move from reactive to proactive, ensuring their graduates stay employable at the point of graduation and that institutions stay resilient as the future of work evolves. Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 The clubs can open a pathway to developing focus, creativity, and employable skills, and the positive social relationships that students develop in the clubs are priceless. News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025 These projects teach employable skills that recruiters look for on resumes. Brianna Kamienski, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025 Back in 2006, when India graduated some 350 000 engineers, employers there estimated that about 10 percent to at best 25 percent were employable by multi-national companies. IEEE Spectrum, 6 Sep. 2013 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 5 Sep. 2025.

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