Employment meaning

What does “employment” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“employment” is a noun with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the state of being employed or having a job.

employment

the state of being employed or having a job
“they are looking for employment”
“he was in the employ of the city”
Synonymsemploy
Oppositesunemployment
the occupation for which you are paid
“he is looking for employment”
“a lot of people are out of work”
Synonymswork
the act of giving someone a job
Synonymsengagement
the act of using
“he warned against the use of narcotic drugs”
“skilled in the utilization of computers”
Synonymsuse usage utilization utilisation exercise

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University