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单词 employment
释义

employment

[ em-ploi-muhnt ]
/ ɛmˈplɔɪ mənt /
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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.
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.

Origin of employment

First recorded in 1585–95; employ + -ment

SYNONYMS FOR employment

3 vocation, calling; job, trade, profession.
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OTHER WORDS FROM employment

non·em·ploy·ment, nouno·ver·em·ploy·ment, nounpro·em·ploy·ment, adjectivere·em·ploy·ment, noun

Words nearby employment

employable, employee, employee association, employer, employers' association, employment, employment agency, employment equity, employment exchange, employment office, employment tribunal
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British Dictionary definitions for employment

employment
/ (ɪmˈplɔɪmənt) /

noun

the act of employing or state of being employed
the work or occupation in which a person is employed
the purpose for which something is used
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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