employment

  • 11employment — *work, occupation, business, calling, pursuit Analogous words: *trade, craft, handicraft, art, profession …

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  • 12employment — ► NOUN 1) the action of employing or the state of being employed. 2) a person s work or profession …

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  • 13employment — [em ploi′mənt, imploi′mənt] n. 1. an employing or being employed 2. the thing at which one is employed; work; occupation; profession; job 3. the number or percentage of persons gainfully employed 4. Archaic purpose to which something is put …

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  • 14Employment — This article is about work. For the Kaiser Chiefs album, see Employment (album). Economics …

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  • 15employment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ paid, salaried ▪ full time, part time ▪ lifelong, lifetime, long term, permanent, stable …

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  • 16employment — em|ploy|ment W1S1 [ımˈplɔımənt] n [U] 1.) the condition of having a paid job ▪ She was offered employment in the sales office. ▪ terms and conditions of employment employment opportunities/prospects ▪ The employment prospects for graduates in… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17employment — n. 1) to give, provide employment 2) to find; seek employment 3) casual (BE); full time; part time; seasonal; steady employment 4) employment peaks; rises 5) employment is down; up 6) employment as (to find employment as a mechanic) * * * [ɪm… …

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  • 18employment — em|ploy|ment [ ım plɔımənt ] noun uncount *** 1. ) work that you are paid regularly to do for a person or company: After graduation, she found employment with a local finance company. a contract of employment a ) a situation in which someone has… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19employment — [[t]ɪmplɔ͟ɪmənt[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) N UNCOUNT Employment is the fact of having a paid job. She was unable to find employment... He regularly drove from his home to his place of employment. 2) N UNCOUNT Employment is the fact of employing someone. ...the… …

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  • 20employment — noun 1 (U) work that you do to earn money: students seeking employment after college. | Are you in full time employment? | in employment (=doing a job) 2 (U) the situation or condition in which people are employed: a government inquiry into… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English