working or studying for the complete number of hours that this is usually done

[kadioguy]

ˈfull-time
adjective
1. working or studying for the complete number of hours that this is usually done

He was unable physically to handle the demands of a full-time sales position.
Mr Kasal slashed his full-time staff to six from 13 as revenue dropped.
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/full-time#full-time__2
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Questions:
1. Does "this" refer to "working or studying"?
2. Does "that" equal "for/during which"?

So, in my hypothesis:

Working or studying is usually done for/during the complete number of hours.

What do you think?

PS - I asked a similar question six years ago, but now I know I need to rethink it some more.

[Edit: Changed "Question" to "Questions".]

 

[teechar]

It's not a great sentence. Don't look too much into it. It just means: doing something for the full number of hours (amount of time) required.

 

[Tarheel]

It's a relative term. In the US full-time is usually considered eight hours; part-time is four hours. A double shift is sixteen hours.

 

[emsr2d2]

Tarheel is referring to a working day. In the UK, full-time usually refers to a 40-hour week (historically, this was 9-5, Monday to Friday, but it's not that clear-cut anymore). There's no exact definition for part-time but it's usually up to and including about 32 hours a week. People who work between 32 and 40 (or more) hours a week can choose how they want to refer to their work.

 

[Tarheel]

That's odd. I thought I was referring to a working day in the US.

 

[emsr2d2]

That's odd. I thought I was referring to a working day in the US.

Where did I say you weren't? I was merely pointing out that your "four/eight/sixteen" hours referred to "per day". My point was that "full-time" in the UK is usually expressed in terms of how many hours per week one works, not how many per day.

 

[kadioguy]

ˈfull-time
adjective
1. working or studying for the complete number of hours that this is usually done

He was unable physically to handle the demands of a full-time sales position.
Mr Kasal slashed his full-time staff to six from 13 as revenue dropped.
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/full-time#full-time__2
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Questions:
1. Does "this" refer to "working or studying"?
2. Does "that" equal "for/during which"?

Thank you all.

Here are my answers for now:
1. Yes.
2. I would say "that" equals "for which" in this definition.

 

[Tarheel]

@kadioguy You are ignoring Teechar's advice for some reason.

If you wish to rewrite the definition, try this:

working or studying for what is usually considered the complete number of hours.