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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Employment \Em*ploy"ment\, n. 1. The act of employing or using; also the state of being employed. 2. That which engages or occupies; that which consumes time or attention; office or post of business; service; as agricultural employments; mechanical employments; public employments; in the employment of government. Cares are employments, and without employ The soul is on a rack. --Young. Syn: Work business; occupation; vocation; calling; office; service; commission; trade profession. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: employment n 1: the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city" [syn: {employ}] [ant: {unemployment}] 2: the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for a job"; "a lot of people are out of work" [syn: {job}, {work}] 3: the act of giving someone a job [syn: {engagement}, {hire}, {hiring}] 4: the act of using; "the steps were worn from years of use" [syn: {use}, {usage}, {utilization}, {utilisation}, {exercise}]
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