employment

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \im-ˈplȯi-mənt\
- /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \im-ˈplȯi-mənt\

Definitions of employment word

noun employment The condition of having paid work. 1
noun employment being in work 1
noun employment job 1
noun employment statistics 1
noun employment use 1
uncountable noun employment Employment is the fact of having a paid job. 0

See all 15 definitions of employment

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Parts of speech for Employment

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Employment

employment popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for employment

adjective employment

vocational — of, relating to, or connected with a vocation or occupation: a vocational aptitude.
occupational — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.

noun employment

service — Robert W(illiam) 1874–1958, Canadian writer, born in England.
employ — Give work to (someone) and pay them for it.
pay — to coat or cover (seams, a ship's bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like.
hire — to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk.
occupation — a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation: Her occupation was dentistry.

All 54 Synonyms of employment

Antonyms for employment

noun employment

unemployment — the state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily: Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers.
fun — something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
avocation — Your avocation is a job or activity that you do because you are interested in it, rather than to earn your living.
hobby — an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving.
pastime — something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport: to play cards as a pastime.

All 12 Antonyms of employment

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