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employment

[ em-ploi-muhnt ]

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noun

an act or instance of employing someone or something.
the state of being employed; employ; service:
to begin or terminate employment.
an occupation by which a person earns a living; work; business.
Synonyms: profession, trade, job, calling, vocation
the total number of people gainfully employed or working.
an activity or the like that occupies a person's time:
She found knitting a comforting employment for her idle hours.

employment

/ ɪmˈplɔɪmənt /

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First recorded in 1585–95; employ + -ment

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In Turkey, crime groups in border areas are exploiting the labor of Syrian male refugees who cannot find legitimate employment.

In 2013, with help from corporations, the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act finally passed in the Senate.

Thank you, government policies, for the employment—2.7 million jobs have been added to the U.S. economy this year.

Take the case of Herx v. Diocese of Fort Wayne, an employment discrimination suit in the Seventh Circuit.

They have multiple employment centers and the vast majority of commuters take to the roads.

My father, who was a professional cricketer, was smashed up by an accident, and I had three horrible years in employment in shops.

Thinking it was a request for employment which he could not offer, Malcolm stuffed it carelessly into a pocket.

The obstacles operating against the development of enterprises and employment of foreign capital to be removed.

To supply eminent humorists and others with enjoyable, rational, and profitable employment.

But the first practical point to be struggled for is that of steady employment and just reward for labor.

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