Employment

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of employing.
  • n. The state of being employed.
  • n. The work in which one is engaged; occupation.
  • n. An activity to which one devotes time.
  • n. The percentage or number of people gainfully employed: "a vicious spiral of rising prices under full employment” ( William Henry Beveridge).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A use, purpose
  • n. The act of employing
  • n. The state of being employed
  • n. The work or occupation for which one is used, and often paid
  • n. An activity to which one devotes time
  • n. The number or percentage of people at work
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of employing or using; also, the state of being employed.
  • n. That which engages or occupies; that which consumes time or attention; office or post of business; service
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of employing or using, or the state of being employed.
  • n. Work or business of any kind, physical or mental; that which engages the head or hands; anything that occupies time or attention; office or position involving business: as, agricultural employments; mechanical employments; public employment.
  • n. An implement. Nares. [Rare.]
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of giving someone a job
  • n. the occupation for which you are paid
  • n. the state of being employed or having a job
  • n. the act of using
  • Antonym
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    state   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    office    work    vocation    occupation    trade    profession    service    calling    commission    business   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    occupation    development    labor    education    use    investment    service    supply    job    improvement