chômage

See also: chomage and Chômage

French

Etymology

From chômer +‎ -age

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃo.maʒ/

Noun

chômage m (plural chômages)

idleness
unemployment
Le ministre de l'Économie a déclaré qu'il s'attendait aux "très bons" chiffres du chômage.
The Finance Minister declared that he was hoping for "very good" unemployment figures.

Synonyms

(France, informal) chomdu

Related terms

Further reading

“chômage” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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