Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of employing.
- noun The state of being employed.
- noun The work in which one is engaged; occupation.
- noun An activity to which one devotes time.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of employing or using, or the state of being employed.
- noun Work or business of any kind, physical or mental; that which engages the head or hands; anything that occupies time or attention; office or position involving business: as, agricultural employments; mechanical employments; public employment.
- noun An implement. Nares. [Rare.]
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of employing or using; also, the state of being employed.
- noun That which engages or occupies; that which consumes time or attention; office or post of business; service
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
use ,purpose - noun The act of
employing - noun The state of being
employed - noun The
work oroccupation for which one is used, and oftenpaid - noun An
activity to which one devotestime - noun economics The
number orpercentage ofpeople atwork
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of giving someone a job
- noun the occupation for which you are paid
- noun the state of being employed or having a job
- noun the act of using
Etymologies
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Examples
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They do not stop to reflect that so much wealth has been wiped out of the world, and that _instead of the destruction furnishing so much additional employment, it has only changed the direction of the employment_.
Monopolies and the People Charles Whiting Baker
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April 13th, 2009 at 4: 57 pm âMooney was hoping his attack would result in employment from a security firmâ ¦ â well sure, they still need a junior janitor they can piss on all day. kevin Says:
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Mooney was hoping his attack would result in employment from a security firm, rather than prosecution, says PC Magazine.
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“Mooney was hoping his attack would result in employment from a security firm, rather than prosecution, says PC Magazine.”
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“Mooney was hoping his attack would result in employment from a security firm …”
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Growth in employment is pretty much all immigrants and Public sector sinecures.
A Mad Man Fiddles While Britain Burns Newmania 2008
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In Rochester that racial discrimination in employment is wrong, even where its ostensible goal is to help minorities?
The Vacuity Contest 2007
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Moreover, shutting down their ability to gain employment is dangerous.
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In Rochester that racial discrimination in employment is wrong, even where its ostensible goal is to help minorities?
Stromata Blog: 2007
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The current rise in employment can therefore be at least partially attributed to the Bush tax cuts of several years ago (employment is a very lagging indicator – almost the last thing to show results from economic policy changes).
More Blather about Who’s Doing the Most for the Economy « Hyperpat’s HyperDay 2006
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