employment

em-ploy-ment · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The condition of having paid work; the state of being employed.

  2. 2.

    A person's occupation or profession.

  3. 3.

    The act of employing someone or something; the use of something.

Phrases & expressions

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    full employment — a situation where everyone who wants to work can find a job
  • •
    employment contract — a formal agreement between employer and employee
  • •
    employment agency — an organization that helps people find jobs
  • •
    terms of employment — the conditions under which someone works

Related words

Antonyms: joblessness, unemployment
See also: employ, employee, employer, unemployment
Synonyms: job, occupation, vocation, work

Etymology

From employ + -ment, from Old French employer ("to make use of"). First recorded in English in the 15th century.