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Employment

Employment Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Employment? [n] the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work" [n] the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" [n] the act of giving someone a job [n] the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Employment: employ \| exercise \| usage \| use \| utilisation \| utilization \| work Related Terms \| Find terms related to Employment: act \| acting \| action \| active use \| activism \| activities \| activity \| affair \| affairs \| appliance \| application \| appointment \| assignment \| attendance \| bag \| behavior \| berth \| bespeaking \| billet \| booking \| briefing \| business \| calling \| commerce \| concern \| concernment \| consumption \| craft \| dirty work \| disposition \| doing \| donkeywork \| drudgery \| employ \| engagement \| engaging \| enlistment \| enrollment \| enterprise \| exercise \| exercising \| exertion \| exploitation \| fag \| fatigue \| function \| functioning \| gig \| good use \| grind \| handiwork \| handling \| handwork \| hard usage \| hard use \| hire \| hiring \| ill use \| implementation \| incumbency \| industry \| interest \| job \| labor \| lick \| lick of work \| line \| livelihood \| lookout \| management \| manipulation \| manual labor \| matter \| metier \| ministration \| ministry \| mission \| misuse \| moil \| moonlighting \| movements \| occupation \| office \| opening \| operation \| operations \| peonage \| place \| play \| position \| post \| practice \| praxis \| preengagement \| profession \| purpose \| pursuit \| racket \| rat race \| recruitment \| reservation \| retaining \| retainment \| rough usage \| scut work \| second job \| serfdom \| service \| servitium \| servitorship \| servitude \| situation \| skill \| slavery \| spadework \| station \| stroke \| stroke of work \| sweat \| swing \| taking on \| task \| tendance \| tenure \| thing \| tiresome work \| toil \| trade \| travail \| treadmill \| undertaking \| usage \| use \| using \| using up \| utilization \| vacancy \| vocation \| work \| working \| workings \| wrong use See Also \| abuse \| action \| activity \| application \| booking \| business \| call-back \| coaching \| coaching job \| development \| engagement \| exploitation \| job \| line \| line of work \| misuse \| navigation \| occupation \| piecework \| play \| practical application \| practice \| public service \| recycling \| reservation \| sailing \| seafaring \| service \| services \| shape-up \| state \| telecommuting \| teleworking \| workload Employment In Webster's Dictionary \Em*ploy"ment\, n. 1. The act of employing or using; also, the state of being employed. 2. That which engages or occupies; that which consumes time or attention; office or post of business; service; as, agricultural employments; mechanical employments; public employments; in the employment of government. Cares are employments, and without employ The soul is on a rack. --Young. Syn: Work; business; occupation; vocation; calling; office; service; commission; trade; profession.

Employment Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Employment?

[n] the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"
[n] the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"
[n] the act of giving someone a job
[n] the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city"

Employment In Webster's Dictionary

\Em*ploy"ment\, n.
1. The act of employing or using; also, the state of being
   employed.

2. That which engages or occupies; that which consumes time
   or attention; office or post of business; service; as,
   agricultural employments; mechanical employments; public
   employments; in the employment of government.

         Cares are employments, and without employ The soul
         is on a rack.                         --Young.

Syn: Work; business; occupation; vocation; calling; office;
     service; commission; trade; profession.

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