employment
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2.1
- noun
- /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
- Formal
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- Ultimately, the step transformed planning, settlement, construction, employment, and the economic structure of the city.
- employment opportunities
- employment of repetition
- employment skills
Examples
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Therefore, an inquiry of this nature should examine employment above minimum wage instead of any employment as an outcome.
Academic text (2015) -
Find some useful employment.
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That might lead to more employment of workers.
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For thousands of years employment options for women have been limited.
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We're giving food and shelter to 50 in the winter and employment in summer.
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Employment of these cameras would be the first of its kind in the country.
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We could find useful employment for him here among our own bodyguards.
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An injury means lost sales, reduced production, reduced employment, lost profits, and bankruptcy in the ultimate sense.
Academic text (1991) -
The author of four books, his specialties are employment and property law.
Academic text (1993) -
The employment of modern technology in classrooms has improved learning outcomes.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
The purpose or job that something has
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3.1
Using something for a certain purpose, for example a skill or tool
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4.3
Using something for a purpose
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.1
A situation where everyone who wants and can work at current pay has a job
- Formal
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2.7
A written agreement between an employer and an employee that says the job rules and pay
- Formal
2
3.0
A signed paper that shows the employer's and employee's pay, duties and job rules
A formal meeting where an employer asks someone applying for a job questions to see if they fit
How Often
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word employment comes from the verb employ, meaning 'to use'. So, employment can also mean the 'use' or application of something for a specific purpose, like the employment of new technology.