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Noun: temp  temp
Usage: informal
  1. A worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
    "The company hired several temps to handle the increased workload during the holiday season";
    - temporary, temporary worker, casual [Brit], casual worker
Verb: temp  temp
Usage: informal
  1. Work as a temp
    "She decided to temp at various offices while looking for a permanent position"
Abbreviation: temp.
  1. Temperature
     
  2. Temporary
     
  3. Tempore (in the time of)

Derived forms: temped, temps, temping

Type of: worker

Encyclopedia: Temp