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job-share

American  
[job-shair] / ˈdʒɒbˌʃɛər /

verb (used without object)

job-shared, job-sharing

  1. to share the responsibility and duties of a single full-time job with one or more other employees.

noun

  1. an arrangement in which two or more employees share one full-time job.

Other Word Forms

  • job-sharer noun

Etymology

Origin of job-share

First recorded in 1975–80; job 1 ( def. ) + share 1 ( def. )

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