English Dictionary

employment

/ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/

noun

The work or occupation for which one is used, and often paid / The act of employing / A use, purpose / The state of being employed / An activity to which one devotes time

She found employment as a teacher.

意味（1）

The work or occupation for which one is used, and often paid

意味（2）

The act of employing

意味（3）

A use, purpose

This new employment of his time caused no relaxation in his attention to my education.

意味（4）

The state of being employed

At the period just preceding the advent of Bartleby, I had two persons as copyists in my employment, and a promising lad as an office-boy.

意味（5）

An activity to which one devotes time

意味（6）

(economics) The number or percentage of people at work