employment
pronunciation
How to pronounce employment in British English:
UK [ɪmˈplɔɪmənt]
How to pronounce employment in American English:
US [ɪmˈplɔɪmənt]
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- Noun:
- the state of being employed or having a job
- the occupation for which you are paid
- the act of giving someone a job
- the act of using
Word Origin
- employment (n.)
- mid-15c., "the spending of money," from Middle English emploien (see employ) + -ment.
Example
- 1. Women bankers win employment cases on pay and harassment .
- 2. Yet many fail to find profitable employment after graduation .
- 3. Mr frattini also believes that the employment of illegal immigrants distorts competition .
- 4. My next story is about employment agencies .
- 5. Manufacturing employment has risen steadily for two years now .