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plural of employment
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1
the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose
- the employment of the kitchen oven as a storage cupboard had predictably disastrous results
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2
the activity by which one regularly makes a living
- his regular employment is that of a restaurant waiter, but he always identifies himself as an actor
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- callings,
- games,
- lays,
- lines,
- occupations,
- professions,
- trades,
- vocations,
- works
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- businesses,
- enterprises,
- fields,
- livelihoods,
- livings,
- métiers
- (also metiers),
- rackets
- [slang]
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3
the state of being provided with a paying job
- the parents tried to convey to their adult son the joys of steady employment
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