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rostered on

rostered on adjective: scheduled to work a particular shift, time, or day; unavailable due to work. Also the past participle of roster on.

Adjective

rostered on (not comparable)

  1. (Australia) Scheduled to work a particular shift, time, or day; unavailable due to work.
    • Now that uni is back – you need to update your availability with work so you don't get rostered on when you're meant to be in a lecture or tute!2017 February 22, “5 things all supermarket workers should know before uni starts”, in SDA, archived from the original on 30 Dec 2022
    • For the past 18 months my friend Kate lunges all the horses and does all the yard work when I'm rostered on.2019 March 4, “Inspiring Women: Eventer Laurelle Hayes”, in Kentaur Australia

Also used as

rostered on is also the past participle of roster on.

Questions about rostered on

What does rostered on mean?
Rostered on means scheduled to work a particular shift, time, or day; unavailable due to work.
What part of speech is rostered on?
Rostered on is an adjective.

Words near rostered on in the dictionary

  1. rostels
  2. roster
  3. roster on
  4. rosterable
  5. rostered
  6. rostered on
  7. rostering
  8. rostering on
  9. rosterings
  10. rosterite
  11. rosters

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