NEET
noun
Not in Education, Employment, or Training: a young person who is not working, studying, or receiving vocational training.
NEETs
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pluralof NEET.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This is at a time when the national concern about what are called NEETs has reached an all-time high.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The above statistics includes young people looking for work and is different to NEETs - which only looks at young people not in Education, Employment, or Training.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
Britain, which has one of the world’s most flexible labour markets, has around 1m NEETs.
From Economist ● Apr. 25, 2013
Several factors set apart the countries with a relatively low proportion of NEETs.
From Time ● Nov. 5, 2012
Luckily the soil is fertile: All over the world, the hittistes and shabab atileen, NEETs and freeters and boomerang kids are hungry for a chance to thrive.
From BusinessWeek ● Feb. 3, 2011
