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employment

em·ploy·ment [ em plóymənt ] (plural em·ploy·ments)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. working for pay: the condition of working for pay

2. work or job done by somebody: the work, especially paid work, that somebody does

3. number of paid workers in population: the total number of people who work for pay in a particular population
falling employment in manufacturing

4. use of something: the use of, or practice of doing, something
their employment of ritual to promote a group identity
engaged in her usual employment of playing solitaire

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