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career break

career break noun: a period of time when one chooses not to have a job, for example because he wants to travel or look after his children.

Noun

career break (plural career breaks)

  1. A period of time when one chooses not to have a job, for example because he wants to travel or look after his children.

Forms of career break

pluralcareer breaks

Questions about career break

What does career break mean?
Career break means a period of time when one chooses not to have a job, for example because he wants to travel or look after his children.
What part of speech is career break?
Career break is a noun.
What is the plural of career break?
The plural of career break is career breaks.

Words near career break in the dictionary

  1. careeners
  2. careening
  3. careenings
  4. careens
  5. career
  6. career break
  7. career breaks
  8. career criminal
  9. career criminals
  10. career day
  11. career days

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