em·ploy·ment ( m-ploi m nt)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). |
employment Noun 1. the act of employing or state of being employed 2. a person's work or occupation 3. the availability of jobs for the population of a town, country, etc.: the party's commitment to full employment
The strategic, operational, or tactical use of forces. See also employment planning.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | 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"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"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" piecework - work paid for according to the quantity produced service - employment in or work for another; "he retired after 30 years of service" 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 jobaction - 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"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" |
employment noun 1. job, work, business, position, trade, post, situation, employ, calling, profession, occupation, pursuit, vocation, métier noun 2. taking on, commissioning, appointing, hire, hiring, retaining, engaging, appointment, recruiting, engagement, recruitment, enlisting, enrolling, enlistment
Translations employment [ɪmˈplɔɪmənt] n → empleo; employment [ɪmˈplɔɪmənt] employ n → emploi m; employment [ɪmˈplɔɪmənt] employ n → Arbeit f; employment [ɪmˈplɔɪmənt] n → impiego;
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