employment

[ em-ploi-muhnt ]
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noun
  1. an act or instance of employing someone or something.

  2. the state of being employed; employ; service: to begin or terminate employment.

  1. an occupation by which a person earns a living; work; business.

  2. the total number of people gainfully employed or working.

  3. an activity or the like that occupies a person's time: She found knitting a comforting employment for her idle hours.

Origin of employment

1
First recorded in 1585–95; employ + -ment

Other words for employment

Other words from employment

  • non·em·ploy·ment, noun
  • o·ver·em·ploy·ment, noun
  • pro·em·ploy·ment, adjective
  • re·em·ploy·ment, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for employment

employment

/ (ɪmˈplɔɪmənt) /


noun
  1. the act of employing or state of being employed

  2. the work or occupation in which a person is employed

  1. the purpose for which something is used

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