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Precarity meaning

  1. Synonym of precariousness (“the state of being uncertain or unstable”); (countable) an instance of this.
  2. The condition of existence without predictability or security, thus affecting material or psychological welfare; (countable) an instance of this.

Using Precarity

  • The main meaning on this page is: Synonym of precariousness (“the state of being uncertain or unstable”); (countable) an instance of this. | The condition of existence without predictability or security, thus affecting material or psychological welfare; (countable) an instance of this.
  • In the example corpus, precarity often appears in combinations such as: economic precarity, of precarity, and precarity.

Context around Precarity

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 9 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

economic 3× neoliberal 1×

Often after:

exacerbates 1× subsided 1× unable 1×

Sentence patterns with Precarity

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and economic precarity 1× and economic precarity exacerbates their 1× atmosphere of precarity and hostility 1× dwell in precarity unable to 1× forms of precarity such as 1× individualism and precarity that neoliberalism 1× informalisation and precarity of work 1× moment of precarity subsided and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and with half 1× climate change amplifies 1× despite these minor 1× having played such 1× in fall 2018 1× it has common 1×

Common sentence endings:

and career support 1× and economic precarity 1× as prime minister 1× dominant family forms 1× during a pandemic 1× elderly the incarcerated 1×

Words around Precarity

Just before it in the word index:

precariousness 16 precariously 52 precarious 389 precapitalist 2 precancerous 16 precancer 4

Just after it in the word index:

precast 29 precative 2 precaution 409 precautional 2 precautionary 403 precautions 858

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 15 aakash 15 aayush 15 abcs 15 aberdonian 15 abhi 15

Corpus analysis for Precarity

  • In this selection, "precarity" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, economic, neoliberal, exacerbates, subsided and unable stand out and add context to how "precarity" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and economic precarity and and economic precarity exacerbates their. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "precarity" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with precarity

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Despite these minor flaws, is apt reading for our current atmosphere of environmental, societal and economic precarity. (17 words)

Officials reviewed the play for an alleged holding penalty, but the moment of precarity subsided and the touchdown stood. (19 words)

Climate change amplifies these disasters, and economic precarity exacerbates their impacts for many, especially the unhoused, the elderly, the incarcerated. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

And with half the states in the US either banning abortion entirely or severely restricting it, codification of Roe – if it ever actually materialises – would at best reset the US to the precarity around reproductive rights that has existed since 1973. (41 words)

In fall 2018, the committee began piloting a medium-term housing option, Friese said, as well as making sure they had support for other forms of precarity, such as food security, financial needs, safety, and career support. (37 words)

My advice to students going through this is: If you make the choice to protest, don’t think that your precarity is an impediment for standing for justice and for what’s right. (33 words)

Example sentences (12)

Climate change amplifies these disasters, and economic precarity exacerbates their impacts for many, especially the unhoused, the elderly, the incarcerated.

Officials reviewed the play for an alleged holding penalty, but the moment of precarity subsided and the touchdown stood.

And with half the states in the US either banning abortion entirely or severely restricting it, codification of Roe – if it ever actually materialises – would at best reset the US to the precarity around reproductive rights that has existed since 1973.

My advice to students going through this is: If you make the choice to protest, don’t think that your precarity is an impediment for standing for justice and for what’s right.

Despite these minor flaws, is apt reading for our current atmosphere of environmental, societal and economic precarity.

In fall 2018, the committee began piloting a medium-term housing option, Friese said, as well as making sure they had support for other forms of precarity, such as food security, financial needs, safety, and career support.

It is here that we need to start thinking about the family in the context of the individualism and precarity that neoliberalism is exacerbating.

They will continue to dwell in precarity, unable to access unemployment insurance, paid family leave or healthcare during a pandemic.

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Though these characters brush against patriarchal pressures or experience the young woman’s economic precarity, their lives are also meant to be envied and coveted.

Having played such a key role in cultivating an atmosphere of precarity and hostility for migrants before the Brexit vote, May has escalated these conditions as Prime Minister.

Not only the people choosing how to live their life respond to neoliberal precarity by doubling down on the status quo of currently dominant family forms.

It has common manifestation such as the growing informalisation and precarity of work, the overthrow of the Fordist Model of assembly of work and an increase in global migration.

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Common combinations with precarity

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "precarity" in a sentence?
An example: "Climate change amplifies these disasters, and economic precarity exacerbates their impacts for many, especially the unhoused, the elderly, the incarcerated." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "precarity" from authentic English texts.
What does "precarity" mean?
Precarity means: Synonym of precariousness (“the state of being uncertain or unstable”); (countable) an instance of this.
How many example sentences with "precarity" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "precarity", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.