full-time

adjectiveadverbcommon in dialogue

//ˌfʊl ˈtaɪm//

Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity, especially a job.

adjective

1
Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity, especially a job.
I have a full-time job, working five days a week.
Bringing up a child is a full-time activity.
Recently in Sydney we met a male witch who claimed that witchcraft was his full-time occupation.
"I finished full-time work in 2005 and then switched to part time, because I liked working and it seemed a shame to leave something I enjoyed.

Etymology

From full + time.

adverb

1
Spending a full amount of time.
to work full-time
Area Boards are wholly part-time, but their Chairmen are members of the Commission and may work full-time in that capacity.

full · Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the…Full · A surname from German.full-on · All-out; out and out; complete; utter.

full-time · Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity, especially a job.

fuller · One who fulls cloth.Fuller · A surname originating as an occupation, originally for…fully · In a full manner; without lack or defect; completely,…

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