1 [U,C] work, especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed:
to be in paid employment * full-time / part-time employment * conditions / terms of employment * Graduates are finding it more and more difficult to find employment. * pensions from previous employments
2 [U] the situation in which people have work:
The government is aiming at full employment. * Changes in farming methods have badly affected employment in the area.
OPPUNEMPLOYMENT
3 [U] the act of employing sb:
The law prevented the employment of children under ten in the cotton mills. * The expansion of the factory will mean the employment of sixty extra workers.
4 [U] ~ (of sth) (formal) the use of sth:
the employment of artillery in the capture of the town
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is employment a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, employment is tagged as noun.
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