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Word employment
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ɪmˈplɔɪmənt / NAmE / ɪmˈplɔɪmənt /
Example
  • to be in paid employment
  • full-time/part-time employment
  • conditions/terms of employment
  • graduates are finding it more and more difficult to find employment.
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employment

(noun)BrE / ɪmˈplɔɪmənt / NAmE / ɪmˈplɔɪmənt /
  1. work, especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed
    • to be in paid employment
    • full-time/part-time employment
    • conditions/terms of employment
    • Graduates are finding it more and more difficult to find employment.
    • pensions from previous employments
    • It’s very difficult to find work at the moment.
    • Only half the people here are in paid employment.
    • He had a very distinguished career in the Foreign Office.
    • He hopes to enter the medical profession.
    • the legal profession.
    • Please state your name, age, and occupation.
    • Carpentry is a highly skilled trade.
  2. the situation in which people have work
    • opposite unemployment
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unemployment
    • The government is aiming at full employment.
    • Changes in farming methods have badly affected employment in the area.
  3. the act of employing somebody
    • The law prevented the employment of children under ten in the cotton mills.
    • The expansion of the factory will mean the employment of sixty extra workers.
  4. the use of something
    • the employment of artillery in the capture of the town

    Extra Examples

    • He took up employment with the company in May 2002.
    • Interviewers will look carefully at a candidate’s employment history.
    • Most of last year’s graduates are now in employment.
    • One company terminated his employment after 30 days.
    • She had been out of employment for three years.
    • She lost her employment when the company closed.
    • Steel making is the only local industry offering large-scale employment.
    • The company was one of the first to offer meaningful employment to the blind.
    • The company’s employment practices have been widely criticized.
    • The employment picture is not good.
    • The government aims to achieve full employment within three years.
    • The steelworks provided employment for thousands of people.
    • The survey studied the employment status and lifestyle of people within the community.
    • There are few employment prospects in the town for unqualified young people.
    • This investment will certainly create employment in the area.
    • Union negotiate conditions of employment.
    • a state-subsidized employment programme/program
    • an area of very low employment
    • graduates entering the employment market
    • laws prohibiting employment discrimination
    • policies aimed at maintaining a high level of employment
    • policies designed to stimulate employment
    • recent graduates seeking employment
    • school-leavers entering the employment market
    • significant changes in patterns of employment
    • the government’s full-employment policy
    • trade union concerns such as conditions of employment and health and safety
    • Changes in employment practices have affected farming jobs in the area.
    • Employment levels rose for the first time this year.
    • I was put in touch with a local employment agency.
    • It’s getting more and more difficult for young people to find regular employment.
    • Measures have been taken to stimulate employment in the area.
    • Please list any pension entitlement you have from previous employments.
    • The employment market isn’t looking too good at the moment.
    • The latest employment figures show a fall in the number of people who are out of work.
    • The new employment legislation states that no-one should work more than 48 hours a week.
    • Your conditions of employment should tell you how many days of sick leave you are entitled to.
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