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employment

[ em-ploi-muhnt ]
/ ɛmˈplɔɪ mənt /
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noun

an act or instance of employing someone or something.
the state of being employed; employ; service: to begin or terminate employment.
an occupation by which a person earns a living; work; business.
the total number of people gainfully employed or working.
an activity or the like that occupies a person's time: She found knitting a comforting employment for her idle hours.

Nearby words

  1. employe,
  2. employee,
  3. employee association,
  4. employer,
  5. employers' association,
  6. employment agency,
  7. employment bureau,
  8. employment equity,
  9. employment exchange,
  10. employment office

Origin of employment

First recorded in 1585–95; employ + -ment
SYNONYMS FOR employment
3. vocation, calling; job, trade, profession.
Related formsnon·em·ploy·ment, nouno·ver·em·ploy·ment, nounpro·em·ploy·ment, adjectivere·em·ploy·ment, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for reemployment

employment

/ (ɪmˈplɔɪmənt) /

noun

the act of employing or state of being employed
the work or occupation in which a person is employed
the purpose for which something is used
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Word Origin and History for reemployment

employment

n.

mid-15c., from Middle English emploien (see employ) + -ment.

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