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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. the state of being employed or having a job;
- Example: "they are looking for employment"
- Example: "he was in the employ of the city"
[syn: employment, employ]

2. the occupation for which you are paid;
- Example: "he is looking for employment"
- Example: "a lot of people are out of work"
[syn: employment, work]

3. the act of giving someone a job;
[syn: employment, engagement]

4. the act of using;
- Example: "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"
- Example: "skilled in the utilization of computers"
[syn: use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Employment \Em*ploy"ment\, n.
   1. The act of employing or using; also, the state of being
      employed.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. That which engages or occupies; that which consumes time
      or attention; office or post of business; service; as,
      agricultural employments; mechanical employments; public
      employments; in the employment of government.
      [1913 Webster]

            Cares are employments, and without employ
            The soul is on a rack.                --Young.

   Syn: Work; business; occupation; vocation; calling; office;
        service; commission; trade; profession.
        [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

employment
    n 1: the state of being employed or having a job; "they are
         looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city"
         [syn: employment, employ] [ant: unemployment]
    2: the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for
       employment"; "a lot of people are out of work" [syn:
       employment, work]
    3: the act of giving someone a job [syn: employment,
       engagement]
    4: the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic
       drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" [syn:
       use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment,
       exercise]