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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024em•ploy•ment /ɛmˈplɔɪmənt/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- an act or instance of employing a person or thing:The plan requires the employment of great ingenuity.
- the state of being employed:to begin employment.
- work or business;
occupation:She no longer had regular employment. See -ploy-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024em•ploy•ment (em ploi′mənt),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . vocation, calling; job, trade, profession.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: employment /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ n - the act of employing or state of being employed
- the work or occupation in which a person is employed
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