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on-the-job

on-the-job
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on, awn stressed th ee job]
    • /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði dʒɒb/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on, awn stressed th ee job]
    • /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði dʒɒb/

Definition of on-the-job word

  • adjective on-the-job done, received, or happening while in actual performance of one's work: on-the-job training. 1

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Origin of on-the-job

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for On-the-job

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

on-the-job popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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