employment

Noun
Synonyms: employworkengagementuseusageutilizationutilisationexercise

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. the state of being employed or having a job“they are looking for employment”“he was in the employ of the city”Synonyms: employ
  2. the occupation for which you are paid“he is looking for employment”“a lot of people are out of work”Synonyms: work
  3. the act of giving someone a jobSynonyms: engagement
  4. the act of using“he warned against the use of narcotic drugs”“skilled in the utilization of computers”Synonyms: useusageutilizationutilisationexercise
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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