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employment

[em-ploi-muhnt] / ɛmˈplɔɪ mənt /
NOUN
working for a living
Synonyms
STRONGEST
business contracting enrollment hiring job recruitment service trade
STRONG
assignment avocation awarding calling commissioning craft employ enlistment exercise exercising exertion field function game hire line mission number occupation office position post profession pursuit racket servicing setup situation thing using vocation work
WEAK
carrying engagement in activity application engaging métier occupying retaining signing on taking on what one is into
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fun unemployment
STRONG
avocation entertainment hobby pastime recreation surrender
WEAK
idleness inactivity misuse
NOUN
using something
Synonyms
STRONGEST
usage utilization
STRONG
adoption appliance application disposition exercise exercising exertion exploitation handling operation play purpose usance use
Antonyms
STRONG
idleness mismanagement
WEAK
inactivity misuse unemployment

Example Sentences

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A larger capital stock will support productivity gains and boost wages and employment over time.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

“Conveying that a zero-job-growth economy is consistent with full employment is not easy,” San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said in a blog post Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

A rising pension age also led to employment rates among affected age groups increasing by 10 percentage points, driven primarily by workers staying in their jobs for longer.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

TV and film employment from a late-2022 peak as domestic production declined.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

I think it gives him something to do besides worrying about finding employment.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed