Employment

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɛmˈplɔɪmənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(em ploimənt)


employment
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Sense: Noun: act of employing
Synonyms:
employing, hiring, commissioning, occupying, taking on, appointing, recruitment Collocations, enlisting, engaging Collocations, retaining, awarding, contracting
Sense: Noun: occupation
Synonyms:
occupation Collocations, job Collocations, work Collocations, post Collocations, profession Collocations, position Collocations, vocation, engagement Collocations, labor Collocations, labour Collocations (UK), trade Collocations, calling Collocations, livelihood Collocations, business Collocations, living Collocations, the 9 to 5 (slang), the daily grind (informal), rat race (informal), gig Collocations (slang)
Sense: Noun: use
Synonyms:
use Collocations, utilization, utilisation (UK), application Collocations, exploiting, exploitation Collocations


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