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Employment: meaning, definitions and examples

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employment

 

[ ษชmหˆplษ”ษชmษ™nt ]

Noun
Oxford 3000 Workplaces
Context #1 | Noun

finding a job

Employment refers to the state of having paid work.

Synonyms

job, occupation, work

Examples of usage

  • Her employment at the company started last year.
  • Unemployment rates have been increasing due to the pandemic.
Context #2 | Noun

group of workers

Employment can also refer to the total number of people who are employed.

Synonyms

personnel, staff, workforce

Examples of usage

  • The country's employment rate has been steadily growing.
  • The government is working on policies to increase employment opportunities.

Translations

Translations of the word "employment" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น emprego

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฐเฅ‹เคœเค—เคพเคฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Beschรคftigung

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ pekerjaan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะฐะนะฝัั‚ั–ัั‚ัŒ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ zatrudnienie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้›‡็”จ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท emploi

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ empleo

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท istihdam

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ณ ์šฉ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชูˆุธูŠู

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ zamฤ›stnรกnรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ zamestnanie

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅฐฑไธš

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ zaposlitev

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ rรกรฐning

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะถาฑะผั‹ัะฟะตะฝ า›ะฐะผั‚ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ“แƒแƒกแƒแƒฅแƒ›แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ mษ™ลŸฤŸulluq

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ empleo

Etymology

The word 'employment' originated from the Old French word 'empliement' which means 'provision of a job'. It has been used in the English language since the 15th century. Throughout history, the concept of employment has evolved with the development of societies, economies, and labor laws.

See also: employ, employed, employee, employees, employer, employing, misemploy, underemployment, unemployed, unemployment.

Word Frequency Rank

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