"wait unemployment" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} wait unemployment (uncountable)
  1. A form of frictional unemployment where a person deliberately remains unemployed, or takes work on a temporary basis, while waiting for an opportunity in their preferred sector. Tags: uncountable Related terms: waithood
    Sense id: en-wait_unemployment-en-noun-0UGJrrZG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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