part-time
adjective
: involving or working less than customary or standard hours
a part-time job
part-time students
part-time
adverb
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Banks abused the system by giving people who had no job or part-time work home loans.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
One part-time worker's pay fell by over 70%.
—Huo Jingnan, NPR, 3 May 2026
Thunder Valley Casino Resort is hiring for more than 100 part-time and full-time positions ranging from food servers to emergency medical technicians.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026
The cost to hire one police officer to patrol a school on a part-time basis would be $150,000 per year, an amount that is well above teacher and principal salaries, Rigg said.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
One part-time worker's pay fell by over 70%.
—Huo Jingnan, NPR, 3 May 2026
Thunder Valley Casino Resort is hiring for more than 100 part-time and full-time positions ranging from food servers to emergency medical technicians.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026
The cost to hire one police officer to patrol a school on a part-time basis would be $150,000 per year, an amount that is well above teacher and principal salaries, Rigg said.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
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“Part-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part-time. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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