employment

em·ploy·ment  (m-ploimnt)

n.

1.

a. The act of employing.

b. The state of being employed.

2. The work in which one is engaged; occupation.

3. An activity to which one devotes time.

4. The percentage or number of people gainfully employed: "a vicious spiral of rising prices under full employment" (William Henry Beveridge).

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employment [ɪmˈplɔɪmənt]

n

1. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) the act of employing or state of being employed

2. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) the work or occupation in which a person is employed

3. the purpose for which something is used

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The strategic, operational, or tactical use of forces. See also employment planning.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	employment - the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city" employ state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" unemployment - the state of being unemployed or not having a job; "unemployment is a serious social evil"; "the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy"
	2.	employment - the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work" work coaching, coaching job - the job of a professional coach booking, engagement - employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer" ministry - the work of a minister of religion; "he is studying for the ministry" sailing, seafaring, navigation - the work of a sailor work load, workload - work that a person is expected to do in a specified time piecework - work paid for according to the quantity produced job, line of work, occupation, business, line - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" service - employment in or work for another; "he retired after 30 years of service" telecommuting, teleworking - employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem services - performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others; "the mayor tried to maintain city services"; "the medical services are excellent" public service - employment within a government system (especially in the civil service) paper route - the job of delivering newspapers regularly
	3.	employment - the act of giving someone a job engagement action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" shape-up - a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired call-back - the recall of an employee after a layoff booking, reservation - the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group); "wondered who had made the booking"
	4.	employment - the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" usage, use, utilisation, utilization, exercise activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" practice - the exercise of a profession; "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired" play - utilization or exercise; "the play of the imagination" misuse, abuse - improper or excessive use; "alcohol abuse"; "the abuse of public funds" exploitation, development - the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits" recycling - the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products application, practical application - the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis"

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employment

noun

1. job, work, business, position, trade, post, situation, employ, calling, profession, occupation, pursuit, vocation, métier She was unable to find employment in the area.

2. taking on, commissioning, appointing, hire, hiring, retaining, engaging, appointment, recruiting, engagement, recruitment, enlisting, enrolling, enlistment a ban on the employment of children under the age of nine

3. use, application, exertion, exercise, utilization the widespread employment of `smart' bombs in this war

Translations

employment [ɪmˈplɔɪmənt]

A. N → empleo m, trabajo m
to be in employment → tener empleo or trabajo
to find employment → encontrar empleo or trabajo
to give employment to → emplear a, dar trabajo a
to look for employment → buscar empleo or trabajo
conditions of employment → condiciones fpl de empleo
full employment → pleno empleo m
a high level of employment → un alto nivel de empleo
her employment prospects are poor → tiene pocas posibilidades de colocarse
Secretary (of State) for or Minister of Employment (Brit) Secretary for Employment (US) → Ministro m de Trabajo
Department of Employment (Brit) → Ministerio m de Trabajo

B. CPD employment agency N → agencia f de colocación
employment exchange N (Brit) → oficina f de empleo
employment office N (US) = employment exchange employment statistics NPL → estadística f del empleo, cifras fpl del paro

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employment [ɪmˈplɔɪmənt]

n

(= work) → emploi m
to find employment → trouver un emploi
to look for employment → chercher un emploi
to be in employment → avoir un emploi
without employment → au chômage, sans emploi
place of employment → lieu m de travail

(= use) [tactic, technique, language] → emploi m

modif [rights] → du travail; [opportunities, prospects] → d'emploi; [contract] → de travail
employment agency n → bureau m de placement
employment law n → loi f sur le travail
Employment Service n (US) → Agence f nationale pour l'emploi employment tribunal
employment tribunal n → conseil m des prud'hommes

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employment

n

→ (An)stellung f, → Arbeit f; to take up employment with somebody → eine Stelle bei jdm annehmen; to be without employment → stellungslos or ohne Arbeit sein; to seek employment → Arbeit or eine Stelle suchen; to seek employment with somebody → sich bei jdm bewerben; to leave one’s employment → seine Stelle aufgeben; out of employment → stellungslos, arbeitslos; how long is it since you were last in employment? → wann hatten Sie Ihre letzte Stellung?; conditions/contract/place of employment → Arbeitsbedingungen pl → /-vertrag m → /-platz m; employment market → Arbeits- or Stellenmarkt m; to find employment for somebody → Arbeit or eine Anstellung für jdn finden; what kind of employment are you looking for? → welche Art von Tätigkeit suchen Sie?

(= act of employing) → Beschäftigung f; (= taking on) → Anstellung f, → Einstellen nt

(= use, of means, method, skill, force, cunning) → Anwendung f, → Einsatz m; (of word, concept) → Verwendung f

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employment:

employment agency

n → Stellenvermittlung f

employment exchange

n (dated) = employment office

employment office

n → Arbeitsamt nt

employment programme, (US) employment program

n → Beschäftigungsprogramm nt

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employment [ɪmˈplɔɪmənt] n → occupazione f, impiego; (a job) → lavoro
to take up employment → prendere servizio
to find employment → trovare impiego or lavoro
without employment → disoccupato/a
full employment → piena occupazione
place of employment (frm) → sede dell'attività lavorativa

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employment [ɪmˈplɔɪmənt] n → occupazione f, impiego; (a job) → lavoro
to take up employment → prendere servizio
to find employment → trovare impiego or lavoro
without employment → disoccupato/a
full employment → piena occupazione
place of employment (frm) → sede dell'attività lavorativa

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