temp

[ temp ]

/ tɛmp /

Informal.

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noun

temporary(def 2).

verb (used without object)

to work as a temporary.

Words nearby temp

temerity, temesvár, temin, temirtau, temne, temp, temp., tempe, tempeh, tempelhof, temper

Origin of temp

First recorded in 1930–35; by shortening

Definition for temp (2 of 2)

temp.

temperature.

temporary.

in the time of.

Origin of temp.

From the Latin word tempore

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Example sentences from the Web for temp

It notes that of the 380 temp workers hired so far in Ohio, 50 had become full-time employees.
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Despite roughly 20 job interviews, and a slew of job applications, he has landed only lower-paying work as a temp.
Legal Eagles|Megan McArdle|June 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Working in a call center in customer service for peanuts... as a temp.
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Gaida got his big break when he was working as a temp at MTV in New York City.
Confessions of a Red Carpet Escort|Itay Hod|January 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST

You're temp'rance I know; but sposen as how you treat me and old Squire Tappit there to some red eye.
Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848|Various
Soon weary of the dalliance of Temp, it ascends to its mission—the Archer of the silver bow, the guide of the car of light.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 69, No. 425, March, 1851|Various
The best way to make the temp'rance cause pop'lar is to stop big brewin'.
The Treasure of Heaven|Marie Corelli
"By temp'rance folks doin' somethin' beside talkin'," replied the drunkard.
Romance of California Life|John Habberton
The above arms are painted on the portrait of a gentleman wearing a ruff, temp.
Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 91, July 26, 1851|Various

British Dictionary definitions for temp (1 of 2)

temp

/ (tɛmp) informal /

noun

a person, esp a typist or other office worker, employed on a temporary basis

verb

(intr) to work as a temp

British Dictionary definitions for temp (2 of 2)

temp.

abbreviation for

temperate

temperature

temporary

tempore

Word Origin for temp.

(for sense 4) Latin: in the time of

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Medical definitions for temp

temp.

abbr.

temperature

temporal

temp

noun

verb (used without object)

Words related to temp

Words nearby temp

Origin of temp

Definition for temp (2 of 2)

Origin of temp.

Example sentences from the Web for temp

British Dictionary definitions for temp (1 of 2)

noun

verb

British Dictionary definitions for temp (2 of 2)

abbreviation for

Word Origin for temp.

Medical definitions for temp

abbr.