employment : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: employment	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for employment
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
employment n the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city" Synonym(s): employment, employ Antonym(s): unemployment the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work" Synonym(s): employment, work the act of giving someone a job Synonym(s): employment, engagement the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" Synonym(s): use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Employment \Employ"ment\, n. 1. The act of employing or using; also, the state of being employed. 2. That which engages or occupies; that which consumes time or attention; office or post of business; service; as, agricultural employments; mechanical employments; public employments; in the employment* of government. Cares are employments, and without employ The soul is on a rack. --Young. Syn: Work; business; occupation; vocation; calling; office; service; commission; trade; profession.