Noun: employment em'ploy-munt
- The state of being employed or having a job
"they are looking for employment";
- employ
- The occupation for which you are paid
"he is looking for employment";
- work
- The act of giving someone a job
"His employment at the firm marked the beginning of his career";
- engagement
- The act of using
"The employment of new methods improved efficiency";
- use, usage, utilization, utilisation [Brit], exercise
Derived forms: employments
Type of: action, activity, business, job, line, line of work, occupation, state
Encyclopedia: Employment