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casualisation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The process by which employment shifts from a preponderance of full-time and permanent or contract positions to higher levels of casual positions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: economics, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

The process of making anything casual.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

From casual + -isation.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: précarisation — the increase of precarious work in the labour market
  • Galician: precarización — the increase of precarious work in the labour market
  • Italian: precarizzazione — the increase of precarious work in the labour market
  • Portuguese: precarização — the increase of precarious work in the labour market
  • Spanish: precarización — the increase of precarious work in the labour market