arbeitslos

== German == === Etymology === From Arbeit +‎ -s- +‎ -los. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʁbaɪ̯tsloːs/ Hyphenation: ar‧beits‧los === Adjective === arbeitslos (strong nominative masculine singular arbeitsloser, not comparable) (general) unemployed (having no work despite being willing to work) (colloquial) on welfare; unemployed; idle (having no work and being supported by social benefits despite being able to work) (law, Germany) working less than 15 hours a week, actively looking for a job that is subject to obligatory social-security payments, registered at the national employment agency, and responding to the latter’s placement services ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== beschäftigungslos brotlos erwerbslos stellenlos stellungslos unbeschäftigt ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “arbeitslos” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “arbeitslos” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “arbeitslos” in Duden online