employment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
- (US) audio
- /ɛmˈplɔɪmənt/
Etymology
From employ (itself from Middle French employer, from Middle French empleier, from Latin implicō (“enfold, involve, be connected with”), itself from in- + plicō (“fold”)) + -ment.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.
[I]t is certaine no man sees more of the Navye's Transactions than himselfe [the Clerk of the Acts], and possibly may speak as much to the project if required, or else he is a blockhead, and not fitt for that imployment.
1893 February (date written), Henry B[enjamin] Wheatley, “Particulars of the Life of Samuel Pepys”, in Samuel Pepys; Mynors Bright, transcriber, edited by Henry B. Wheatley, The Diary of Samuel Pepys […], volume I, London: George Bell & Sons […]; Cambridge: Deighton Bell & Co., published 1893, →OCLC, page xxvii:
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(countable, uncountable) The act of employing.
The personnel director handled the whole employment procedure
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being employed.
At the period just preceding the advent of Bartleby, I had two persons as copyists in my employment, and a promising lad as an office-boy.
1853 November–December, Herman Melville, “Bartleby”, in Billy Budd and Other Stories, London: John Lehmann, published 1951, →OCLC:[…] King Henry [VIII] full fraught all thoſe vvith vvealth and revvards, vvhom he retained in his imployment.
a. 1662 (date written), Thomas Fuller, “Cornwall”, in The History of the Worthies of England, London: […] J[ohn] G[rismond,] W[illiam] L[eybourne] and W[illiam] G[odbid], published 1662, →OCLC, page 202:The percentage of a country's population in employment used to be called "participation rate".
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(countable, uncountable) A purpose, a use.
This new employment of his time caused no relaxation in his attention to my education.
1873, John Stuart Mill, Autobiography of John Stuart Mill:
- (countable, uncountable) An activity to which one devotes time.
- (countable, uncountable) The number or percentage of people at work.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| imployment | alternative | lexicographic | |
| employments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
employment history · employment exchange · nonemployment · employment tribunal · overemployment · at will employment · misemployment · subemployment · outside employment · antiemployment · at-will employment · malemployment · written statement of employment · reemployment · employment at will · underemployment · full employment · preemployment · employment contract · employment-at-will · co-employment · employment agency · self-employment
Relateds
employ · employer · employee · employable · employed
Synonyms
Translations (214)
pl zajęcie (activity to which one devotes time) · el απασχόληση (activity to which one devotes time) · de Erwerbstätigkeit (state of being employed) · el δουλειά (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · ja 業務 (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · hy գործ (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · nl benutting (purpose, use) · tr hizmet (act of employing) · bg ра́бота (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · ur نوکری (state of being employed) · sv anställning (act of employing) · nn sysselsetting (act of employing) · iso fax (purpose, use) · ur کام (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · pt serviço (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · cmn 僱用 /雇用 or 僱傭 /雇佣 (state of being employed) · cmn 僱用 /雇用 or 僱傭 /雇佣 (act of employing) · be заня́цце (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · el εργασία (state of being employed) · el εργοδοσία (act of employing) · ja 雇用 (state of being employed) · ps استخدام (state of being employed) · pt emprego (state of being employed) · es empleo (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · cmn 工作 (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · pl robota (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · nn sysselsetjing (state of being employed) · tg истихдом (state of being employed) · ml ജോലി (purpose, use) · fi ansiotyö (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · fr emploi (state of being employed) · cmn 就業 /就业 (state of being employed) · ru слу́жба (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · io employo (act of employing) · sv anställning (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · nl tewerkstellingsgraad (number or percentage of people at work) · nl nut (purpose, use) · pl zatrudnienie (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · ja 使われている状態 (state of being employed) · ml ജോലി (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · de Beschäftigung (state of being employed) · fa استخدام (state of being employed) · ko 사용 (act of employing) · cmn 就業 /就业 (act of employing) · sv anställning (state of being employed) · es empleo (act of employing) · sh запослење (state of being employed) · ko 일 (activity to which one devotes time) · da arbejde (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · nl emplooi (activity to which one devotes time) · uk працевлаштува́ння (act of employing) · ga feidhmeannas (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · uk пра́ця (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · ga fostaíocht (state of being employed) · cmn 雇用 (state of being employed) · nl werk (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · ko 활동 (activity to which one devotes time) · da ansættelse (act of employing) · ur نَوکَری (state of being employed) · hu foglalkoztatottság (number or percentage of people at work) · sk zamestnanosť (number or percentage of people at work) · nb sysselsetting (act of employing) · ja 勤め (state of being employed) · hy աշխատանք (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · ml നിയമനം (act of employing) · nl tewerkstelling (act of employing) · fr emploi (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · sv sysselsättningstal (number or percentage of people at work) · cs zaměstnání (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · ja 勤務 (state of being employed) · nl tewerkstellingscijfer (number or percentage of people at work) · el εργοδότηση (act of employing) · ko 고용 (act of employing) · nl gebruik (purpose, use) · vi việc làm (state of being employed) · pl zatrudnienie (state of being employed) · nn sysselsetting (state of being employed) · hu állás (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · da beskæftigelse (state of being employed) · el εργασία (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · ru за́нятость (state of being employed) · bg занима́ние (state of being employed) · el πρόσληψη (act of employing) · be за́нятасць (number or percentage of people at work) · ar وَظِيفَة (state of being employed) · ja 活動 (activity to which one devotes time) · gd cosnadh (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · pl zatrudnienie (number or percentage of people at work) · sv sysselsättning (activity to which one devotes time) · it assunzione (act of employing) · ru за́нятость (number or percentage of people at work) · ja 使用 (purpose, use) · cs zaměstnání (state of being employed) · sh zaposlenost (state of being employed) · hu használat (purpose, use) · el χρήση (purpose, use) · sl zaposlitev (state of being employed) · pt emprego (purpose, use) · ja 職 (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · hu munkaviszony (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · it impiego (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · sh запосленост (state of being employed) · cy cyflogaeth (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · ru заня́тие (activity to which one devotes time) · hi नौकरी (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · la ūsus (purpose, use) · hu felhasználás (purpose, use) · hu alkalmazás (purpose, use) · ru испо́льзование (purpose, use) · cmn 職業 /职业 (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · mk вработеност (state of being employed) · bg слу́жба (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · nl emplooi (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · nn sysselsetjing (act of employing) · ru трудоустро́йство (state of being employed) · fa-ira اِسْتِخْدام (state of being employed) · gd obair (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · pl posada (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · hu igénybevétel (purpose, use) · pl zastosowanie (purpose, use) · pt emprego (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · ja 就業人口 (number or percentage of people at work) · cs zaměstnanost (number or percentage of people at work) · da arbejde (state of being employed) · be слу́жба (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · bg зае́тост (state of being employed) · ar اِسْتِخْدَام (purpose, use) · hi नौकरी (state of being employed) · cmn 雇用 (act of employing) · uk робо́та (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · uk за́йнятість (number or percentage of people at work) · hu alkalmazás (act of employing) · ko 고용 상황 (number or percentage of people at work) · la negōtium (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · sh zaposlenost (act of employing) · be рабо́та (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · pl zatrudnianie (act of employing) · nl emplooi (purpose, use) · ko 근무 (state of being employed) · bg употре́ба (purpose, use) · el εργασία (activity to which one devotes time) · hu foglalkoztatás (number or percentage of people at work) · gd cosnadh (state of being employed) · uk заня́ття (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · bg изпо́лзване (act of employing) · nl benutting (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · fi työllistäminen (act of employing) · uk слу́жба (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · nb sysselsetting (state of being employed) · ru заня́тие (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · sh запосленост (act of employing) · pt trabalho (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · fr emploi (act of employing) · da beskæftigelsesgrad (number or percentage of people at work) · pt emprego (act of employing) · nl aanwerving (act of employing) · uk працевлаштува́ння (state of being employed) · mk вработување (act of employing) · da beskæftigelse (activity to which one devotes time) · be працаўладкава́нне (act of employing) · fr travail (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · sw ajira (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · ru рабо́та (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · it occupazione (number or percentage of people at work) · fr emploi (purpose, use) · hi काम (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · fi työllisyys (number or percentage of people at work) · ko 고용 (state of being employed) · de Anstellung (act of employing) · sh запослење (act of employing) · ja 職業 (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · sk zamestnanie (state of being employed) · bg занима́ние (activity to which one devotes time) · ko 취업률 (number or percentage of people at work) · uk за́йнятість (state of being employed) · ko 직업 (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · cmn 活動 /活动 (activity to which one devotes time) · de Arbeit (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · sh zaposlenje (act of employing) · ar تَوْظِيف (state of being employed) · fi työllistäminen (state of being employed) · ru употребле́ние (purpose, use) · ja 使うこと (purpose, use) · ru трудоустро́йство (act of employing) · ko 일자리 (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · be пра́ца (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · hu elfoglaltság (activity to which one devotes time) · uk заня́ття (activity to which one devotes time) · ko 이용 (purpose, use) · sk zamestnanie (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · vi việc làm (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · hu alkalmazás (state of being employed) · ur نوکری (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · pl praca (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · ja 仕事 (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · ko 사용 (purpose, use) · sh zaposlenje (state of being employed) · ml തൊഴിൽ (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · ml പണി (occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid) · fr taux d'emploi (number or percentage of people at work) · be за́нятасць (state of being employed) · ru примене́ние (purpose, use) · ja 雇用 (act of employing) · be працаўладкава́нне (state of being employed) · gl emprego (state of being employed) · da anvendelse (purpose, use) · be заня́цце (activity to which one devotes time) · sv användning (purpose, use) · nl tewerkstelling (state of being employed) · it impiego (purpose, use) · ja 仕事 (activity to which one devotes time) · el απασχόληση (state of being employed) · sv sysselsättningsgrad (number or percentage of people at work) · ml തൊഴിൽ (purpose, use)