Definition of EMPLOYMENT

employment

Plural: employments

Noun

  • the state of being employed or having a job
    • "they are looking for employment"
  • the occupation for which you are paid
    • "he is looking for employment"
  • the act of giving someone a job
  • the act of using
  • The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.
  • The act of employing.
  • The state of being employed.
  • A purpose, a use.
  • An activity to which one devotes time.
  • The number or percentage of people at work.

Examples

  • The personnel director handled the whole employment procedure

Origin / Etymology

From employ (itself from Middle French employer, from Middle French empleier, from Latin implicō (“enfold, involve, be connected with”), itself from in- + plicō (“fold”)) + -ment.

Scrabble Score: 19

employment: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
employment: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
employment: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

employment: valid Words With Friends Word