1
: employed for or involving full time
full-time employees
full-time work
2
: devoting one's full attention and energies to something
a full-time gambler
full-time
adverb
: the amount of time considered the normal or standard amount for working during a given period
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Mike Winters, CNBC, 5 June 2025
Manager of Linux servers team | Permanent, full-time Department: Public Employees Retirement System
Salary: $9,114 to $12,213 per month
The manager leads and manages the Linux servers and VMWare teams, ensuring optimal system performance and alignment with organizational goals.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
Nearly 11 million American full-time workers still get paid this way, including many public sector employees.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Then, in the fall of 2014, the paper needed to replace a full-time breaking news reporter.
—Megan Greenwell, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
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Adjective
For many workers, that target can be difficult to match, considering that median income for full-time workers in their 30s is roughly $60,000 to $70,000, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data for the first quarter of 2025.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 5 June 2025
Manager of Linux servers team | Permanent, full-time Department: Public Employees Retirement System
Salary: $9,114 to $12,213 per month
The manager leads and manages the Linux servers and VMWare teams, ensuring optimal system performance and alignment with organizational goals.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
Nearly 11 million American full-time workers still get paid this way, including many public sector employees.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Then, in the fall of 2014, the paper needed to replace a full-time breaking news reporter.
—Megan Greenwell, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
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“Full-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-time. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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