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employment

[em-ploi-muhnt] / ɛmˈplɔɪ mənt /
NOUN
working for a living
Synonyms
STRONGEST
business contracting enrollment hiring job recruitment service trade
STRONG
assignment avocation awarding calling commissioning craft employ enlistment exercise exercising exertion field function game hire line mission number occupation office position post profession pursuit racket servicing setup situation thing using vocation work
WEAK
carrying engagement in activity application engaging métier occupying retaining signing on taking on what one is into
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fun unemployment
STRONG
avocation entertainment hobby pastime recreation surrender
WEAK
idleness inactivity misuse
NOUN
using something
Synonyms
STRONGEST
usage utilization
STRONG
adoption appliance application disposition exercise exercising exertion exploitation handling operation play purpose usance use
Antonyms
STRONG
idleness mismanagement
WEAK
inactivity misuse unemployment

Example Sentences

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Other analyses found no negative employment effect last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

A measure of employment turned negative for the first time in four months, contrasting with a sharp increase in hiring shown in the official U.S. employment report for March.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Parents will be entitled to it from the first day of their employment in any job.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

TV and film employment from a late-2022 peak as domestic production declined.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

These rising renewable energy employment figures, along with accomplishments such as those in Australia, are truly encouraging.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler