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- Dictionaryemployment/ɪmˈplɔɪm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. the state of having paid work: "a fall in the numbers in full-time employment"
- 2. the utilization of something: "economies can be made by the full employment of existing facilities" Similar
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EMPLOYMENT definition: 1. the fact of someone being paid to work for a company or organization: 2. to have a job: 3…. Learn more.
1. : use, purpose. 2. a. : activity in which one engages or is employed. seeking gainful employment. b. : an instance of such activity. c. : the extent or degree to which a labor force is employed. Employment is high. 3. : the act of employing : the state of being employed. employment of a pen in sketching. Synonyms. application. exercise.
Employment is a relationship between two parties regulating the provision of paid labour services. Usually based on a contract, one party, the employer, which might be a corporation, a not-for-profit organization, a co-operative, or any other entity, pays the other, the employee, in return for carrying out assigned work. [1] .
employment (rather formal) work, especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed or the situation in which people have work: Only half the people here are in paid employment. career the job or series of jobs that somebody has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes:
employment in British English. (ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ) noun. 1. the act of employing or state of being employed. 2. the work or occupation in which a person is employed. 3. the purpose for which something is used.
Employment most generally means the state of having a paid job—of being employed. To employ someone is to pay them to work. An employer provides employment to employees. Employment can also refer to the act of employing people, as in We’re working to increase our employment of women.
EMPLOYMENT definition: 1. paid work that someone does for a person or company: 2. the use of something. Learn more.
