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1. The state of being employed or having a job
   "they are looking for employment";
   - employ
    
2. The occupation for which you are paid
   "he is looking for employment";
   - work
    
3. The act of giving someone a job
   - engagement
    
4. The act of using
   - use, usage, utilization, utilisation [Brit], exercise

Derived forms: employments

Type of: action, activity, business, job, line, line of work, occupation, state

Antonym: unemployment

Encyclopedia: Employment