the act of employing or state of being employed the work or occupation in which a person is employed
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
em•ploy•ment /ɛmˈplɔɪmənt/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- an act or instance of employing a person or thing:The plan requires the employment of great ingenuity.
- the state of being employed:to begin employment.
- work or business;
occupation:She no longer had regular employment.
em•ploy•ment
(em ploi′mənt),USA pronunciation n.
- 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.
- employ + -ment 1585–95
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . vocation, calling; job, trade, profession.
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