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time theft

time theft noun: the situation where an employee fraudulently receives compensation for an amount of time during which no work was performed.

Noun

time theft (uncountable)

  1. (human resources) The situation where an employee fraudulently receives compensation for an amount of time during which no work was performed.

Questions about time theft

What does time theft mean?
Time theft means the situation where an employee fraudulently receives compensation for an amount of time during which no work was performed.
What part of speech is time theft?
Time theft is a noun.

Words near time theft in the dictionary

  1. time term
  2. time terms
  3. time test
  4. time tested
  5. time tests
  6. time theft
  7. time thief
  8. time thieves
  9. time thrust
  10. time thrusts
  11. time to come

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