employment
noun
an act or instance of employing someone or something.
employments
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pluralof employment.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This lack of key inflation and employments reports is sure to complicate the Fed’s decision at its Dec. 9-10 meeting.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
"We have the last throw of the dice in order to bring back some part of that industry, if we don't then we have to look for alternative employments for the 820,000 people."
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2023
The labor studies and employments relations major had seven punts downed inside the 20, including five inside the 10 and four inside the 5.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2019
"That is very unusual. Like many employments that are still unfilled, FAA administrator is an extremely important position," Captain Ross "Rusty" Aimer told Salon last week, before Trump had finally filled the position.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2019
The First-class man, who was a potential Cabinet Minister or an embryo Archbishop at the beginning of the century, is now capable of descending to all kinds of employments.
From Aspects of Modern Oxford by A. D. (Alfred Denis) Godley
