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시간제 meaning and pronunciation

siganje · being by the hour

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NIKL target code 65810
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 시간제Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    시간을 단위로 하여 값을 매기거나 일을 하는 제도.

    English: being by the hour — A system in which a price is set or one works on an hourly basis.

    Examples

    • 시간제 교사.
    • 시간제 근로자.
    • 시간제 근무.
    • 시간제 요금.
    • 시간제로 일하다.
    • 시간제로 일하는 비정규직 근로자가 늘고 있다.
Origin
時間制
Categories
사회 생활 > 직장 생활

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