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precariat in British English (prɪˈkɛərɪət) nounthe class of people in society who lack a reliable long-term source of income, such as permanent employment Word origin C20: from precar( ious) + ( proletar) iatExamples of 'precariat' in a sentenceprecariat If you change to renting your home, not owning, you become 'precariat'.It also included something called the 'precariat'.The revolution of the proletariat has been replaced by that of the precariat, those in dodgy unstable work.Now, a growing 'precariat' are in and out of unstable low-paid or part-time jobs, with patchy or non-existent contribution records.Yet a failure to reinvent themselves will be a tragedy for the new 'precariat' in insecure jobs.How would the precariat be stakeholders? |