🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

기간의 정함이 없는 근로계약

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gigan-ui jeongham-i eobsneun geunro-gyeyag

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Indefinite-term contract/ɪnˈdɛf.ɪ.nət tɜːrm ˈkɒn.trækt/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 회사의 정직원으로 기간의 정함이 없는 근로계약을 체결했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An employment agreement between an employer and an employee that has no specified end date, continuing until one of the parties chooses to terminate it.

    "She was offered an indefinite-term contract after successfully completing her six-month probationary period."
  2. 2

    A legally binding pact or commercial agreement spanning an open-ended duration with provisions for periodic renewal or continuous operation.

    "The partnership was established under an indefinite-term contract to allow for long-term strategic growth."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the adjective 'indefinite' (from Late Latin indefinitus, meaning 'not bounded or limited') and 'term' (from Latin terminus, 'limit, boundary'), joined with 'contract' (from Latin contractus, 'drawn together, an agreement'). The term reflects modern labor standards distinguishing permanent employment from fixed-term arrangements.

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🇫🇷French → English

contrat à durée indéterminée

Transliteration: kɔ̃.tʁa a dy.ʁe ɛ̃.de.tɛʁ.mi.ne

"Il a signé un contrat à durée indéterminée avec la nouvelle entreprise."

🇩🇪German → English

unbefristeter Arbeitsvertrag

Transliteration: ʊnbəˈfʁɪstɛtɐ ˈaʁbaɪtsfɛɐ̯ˌtʁaːk

"Nach der Probezeit erhielt sie einen unbefristeten Arbeitsvertrag."

🇮🇹Italian → English

contratto a tempo indeterminato

Transliteration: konˈtratto a ˈtɛmpo ˌindetermiˈnato

"Molti giovani sperano di trovare un contratto a tempo indeterminato."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

contrato por tiempo indefinido

Transliteration: konˈtrato por ˈtjempo indeβiˈnido

"El empleado recibió un contrato por tiempo indefinido tras su evaluación."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

contrato por tempo indeterminado

Transliteration: kõˈtratu puɾ ˈtẽpu ĩdɛtɛɾmiˈnadu

"A empresa oferece um contrato por tempo indeterminado aos funcionários efetivos."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

अनिश्चितकालीन अनुबंध

Transliteration: anischitkaleen anubandh

"कर्मचारी को कंपनी में अनिश्चितकालीन अनुबंध दिया गया।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

无固定期限劳动合同

Transliteration: wú gùdìng qīxiàn láodòng hétong

"公司与他签定了无固定期限劳动合同。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

기간의 정함이 없는 근로계약

Transliteration: gigan-ui jeongham-i eobsneun geunro-gyeyag

"그는 회사의 정직원으로 기간의 정함이 없는 근로계약을 체결했다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

無期雇用契約

Transliteration: muki koyō keiyaku

"彼は入社後に無期雇用契約に切り替えられた。"

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