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Meaning of 'employment'
Meaning of 'employment' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Employment 
[ n.]
- The act of employing or using; also, the state of being
employed. [ n.]- 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.
Meaning of 'employment' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. employment [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the occupation for which you are paid
- the occupation for which you are paid
Example in sentence:
- a lot of people are out of work;
- he is looking for employment
Meaning (2):
- the act of using
- the act of using
Example in sentence:
- he warned against the use of narcotic drugs;
- skilled in the utilization of computers
Meaning (3):
- the state of being employed or having a job
- the state of being employed or having a job
Example in sentence:
- he was in the employ of the city;
- they are looking for employment
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