"Jobcentre" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Jobcentres [plural]
Etymology: job + centre Etymology templates: {{compound|en|job|centre}} job + centre Head templates: {{en-noun}} Jobcentre (plural Jobcentres)
  1. (British) A government-funded agency that helps the unemployed to find work. Tags: British Categories (topical): Organizations Translations (agency): jobcenter [neuter] (Danish), arbeidsbureau (Dutch), Jobcenter [neuter] (German), ionad-obrach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), Oficina de empleo [feminine] (Spanish), Arbetsförmedlingen [common-gender] (Swedish)

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