🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

poste permanent

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɔst pɛʁ.ma.nɑ̃

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Permanent position/ˈpɜːr.mən.ənt pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il a enfin obtenu un poste permanent dans cette entreprise."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An employment role that does not have a predetermined end date and typically includes standard benefits and job security.

    "After working as a contractor for a year, she was finally offered a permanent position with the company."
  2. 2

    A long-term job appointment within an organization, institution, or government body.

    "The university announced three new permanent positions in the computer science department."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'permanent', originating from Latin 'permanere' (to stay to the end, endure), via Old French, and 'position', from Latin 'positio' (a placing, situation), via Middle French. Together, the compound has evolved in modern employment contexts to denote a job with no predetermined end date and standard ongoing security benefits.

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