employment

[ em-ploi-muhnt ]

/ ɛmˈplɔɪ mənt /

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.

Words nearby employment

employable, employee, employee association, employer, employers' association, employment, employment agency, employment equity, employment exchange, employment office, employment tribunal

Origin of employment

First recorded in 1585–95; employ + -ment

SYNONYMS FOR employment

3 vocation, calling; job, trade, profession.

OTHER WORDS FROM employment

non·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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