Princeton's WordNet

1. employment, employ(noun)

   the state of being employed or having a job

   "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city"

2. employment, work(noun)

   the occupation for which you are paid

   "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"

3. employment, engagement(noun)

   the act of giving someone a job

4. use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise(noun)

   the act of using

   "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. employment(noun)ɛmˈplɔɪ mənt

   regular paid work

   full-time employment; employment legislation

2. employmentɛmˈplɔɪ mənt

   ≠ unemployment

   national employment rates

3. employmentɛmˈplɔɪ mənt

   the use of

   the employment of chemical weapons

Wiktionary

1. employment(Noun)

   A use, purpose

2. employment(Noun)

   The act of employing

   The personnel director handled the whole employment procedure

3. employment(Noun)

   The state of being employed

4. employment(Noun)

   The work or occupation for which one is used, and often paid

5. employment(Noun)

   An activity to which one devotes time

6. employment(Noun)

   The number or percentage of people at work

Origin: From to employ (itself from employer (=modern), from empleier, from implicare "to enfold, involve, be connected with", itself from in- "in" + plicare "to fold") + -ment

Webster Dictionary

1. Employment(noun)

   the act of employing or using; also, the state of being employed

2. Employment(noun)

   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

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. Employment

   The state of being engaged in an activity or service for wages or salary.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. employment

   The strategic, operational, or tactical use of forces.

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