"employable" meaning in All languages combined

See employable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more employable [comparative], most employable [superlative]
Etymology: From employ + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|employ|able}} employ + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} employable (comparative more employable, superlative most employable)
  1. (especially of a person) Able to be employed. Tags: especially Derived forms: employability Translations (able to be employed): employable (French), erwerbsfähig (German), arbeitsfähig (German), infhostaithe (Irish), assumibile (Italian), yn-ymmydey (Manx), yn-failley (Manx), anställningsbar (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-employable-en-adj-esbT77zb Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 76 24

Noun [English]

Forms: employables [plural]
Etymology: From employ + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|employ|able}} employ + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} employable (plural employables)
  1. A person who is fit for employment. Translations (person who is fit for employment): Erwerbsfähiger [masculine] (German), Erwerbsfähige [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-employable-en-noun--k5TCv2J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 76 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 20 80

Adjective [French]

Forms: employables [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-adj}} employable (plural employables)
  1. usable
    Sense id: en-employable-fr-adj-RHzmeSD~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. employable
    Sense id: en-employable-fr-adj-SZNw-k9z Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: employer

Inflected forms

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