rising unemployment rate
1Unemployment — World unemployment rates[1] as of January 2009[update] Unemployment (or …
2rate — The cost of debt service paid by a borrower or issuer to a lender or investor. The rate is expressed as an annual percentage of the amount borrowed. For some notes and bonds that pay interest semiannually, the semiannual interest due to the… …
3unemployment — un|em|ploy|ment W2S2 [ˌʌnımˈplɔımənt] n [U] 1.) the number of people in a particular country or area who cannot get a job ▪ The level of unemployment is rising. ▪ areas of high unemployment (=where many people do not have a job) ▪ The… …
4unemployment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ double digit (esp. AmE), high, huge, mass, massive, severe, widespread ▪ low ▪ grow …
5rate — rate1 [ reıt ] noun count *** 1. ) the number of times something happens, or the number of examples of something within a particular period of time: a rising birth rate a dramatic fall in the city s murder rate rate of: The animals were dying at… …
6rate — I UK [reɪt] / US noun Word forms rate : singular rate plural rates *** 1) [countable] the number of times something happens, or the number of examples of something within a particular period of time a rising birth rate a dramatic fall in the city …
7rate*/*/*/ — [reɪt] noun [C] I 1) the number of times that something happens, or the number of examples of something within a particular period of time a rising birth rate[/ex] areas where the rate of unemployment is high[/ex] 2) the speed at which something… …
8unemployment — un‧em‧ploy‧ment [ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt] noun [uncountable] 1. when you do not have a job: • Closure of the plant will mean unemployment for 500 workers. • Most of our staff now face unemployment. 2. ECONOMICS the number of people in a country who do not …
9rate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 speed/frequency ADJECTIVE ▪ constant, expected, regular, steady, unchanged ▪ slow ▪ the slow rate of change …
10rising — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun (esp. BrE) ⇨ See also ↑uprising ADJECTIVE ▪ peasant VERB + RISING ▪ take part in ▪ lead ▪ crush …
