"short-time" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-short-time.wav Forms: more short-time [comparative], most short-time [superlative]
Etymology: From short time. Head templates: {{en-adj}} short-time (comparative more short-time, superlative most short-time)
  1. Lasting a short time; of short duration.
    Sense id: en-short-time-en-adj-w1xK307f Categories (other): Prostitution Disambiguation of Prostitution: 34 32 0 0 1 32 1
  2. Occurring with a short time of a specific event.
    Sense id: en-short-time-en-adj-eF~tpjy~ Categories (other): Prostitution Disambiguation of Prostitution: 34 32 0 0 1 32 1
  3. Pertaining to work that has been short-timed.
    Sense id: en-short-time-en-adj-nTAWmOXF
  4. Of a sex worker, engaging customers for a brief sexual encounter rather than an extended period such as the whole night.
    Sense id: en-short-time-en-adj-jZbKtihy Categories (other): Sex Disambiguation of Sex: 0 0 0 55 0 45 0

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-short-time.wav Forms: short-times [present, singular, third-person], short-timing [participle, present], short-timed [participle, past], short-timed [past]
Etymology: From short time. Head templates: {{en-verb|short-times|short-timing|short-timed|short-timed}} short-time (third-person singular simple present short-times, present participle short-timing, simple past and past participle short-timed)
  1. (transitive, human resources) To reduce the amount of workhours in a given time period. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-short-time-en-verb-fPlJupwi Categories (other): Human resources, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 9 11 9 49 10 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 7 11 9 51 11 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 12 9 58 10 3
  2. (Vietnam, prostitution) To hire or be hired as a sex worker for the time period that ends when ejaculation is reached. Tags: Vietnam
    Sense id: en-short-time-en-verb-WfoKBqOw Categories (other): Vietnamese English, Prostitution, Sex Disambiguation of Prostitution: 34 32 0 0 1 32 1 Disambiguation of Sex: 0 0 0 55 0 45 0 Topics: lifestyle, prostitution, sexuality
  3. (transitive) To cut short the duration of something. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-short-time-en-verb-b1qB5WsZ

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The short-time weekly benefit amount shall be the product of the regular weekly unemployment compensation amount multiplied by the percentage of reduction of at least 10 percent in the individual's usual weekly hours of work.",
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          "ref": "1984, Ramelle MaCoy, Martin J. Morand, Short-time Compensation: A Formula for Work Sharing, page 206:",
          "text": "The short-time weekly benefit amount shall be the product of the regular weekly unemployment compensation amount multiplied by the percentage of reduction of at least 10 percent in the individual's usual weekly hours of work.",
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          "ref": "1987, Esther R. Johnson, Short-time Compensation: A Handbook of Basic Source Material, page 16:",
          "text": "He is nevertheless entitled to the short-time weekly benefit amount of $30.00 regardless of the partial benefit provisions.",
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          "text": "In several European countries short-time working is effectively subsidized by the government in those individual firm cases where it can be shown that adverse economic conditions require a substantial reduction in the working time of existing employees in order for the firm to remain viable.",
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        "Pertaining to work that has been short-timed."
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          "ref": "1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 46:",
          "text": "[A]ll the wise young men and old foolish devils on the Northside who didn’t fancy paying for a high time with the worldly short-time Army whores of Chadla’s brothels.",
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          "text": "But our poet's happiness was short-timed, for both mother and child died shortly after, and both were buried in our church.",
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