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IELTS BNC: 933 COCA: 2534

employment
employment /ɪmˈploɪmənt/ noun
employment
/ɪmˈploɪmənt/
noun
Learner's definition of EMPLOYMENT
[noncount]
1 
: the act of employing someone or something用；利用；雇用: such as
a  : the act of using something使用；利用
b  : the act of paying someone to do a job雇用
2 
a  : work that a person is paid to do工作；职业
— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
b  : the state of being employed : the state of being paid to do a job受雇；就业
c  : the number of people who have jobs in a particular place or area就业人数
d  : jobs that are available for workers工作；岗位
IELTS BNC: 933 COCA: 2534

employment

noun

em·​ploy·​ment im-ˈplȯi-mənt How to pronounce employment (audio)
1
: use, purpose
2
a
: activity in which one engages or is employed
seeking gainful employment
b
: an instance of such activity
c
: the extent or degree to which a labor force is employed
Employment is high.
3
: the act of employing : the state of being employed
employment of a pen in sketching

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for employment

work, employment, occupation, calling, pursuit, métier, business mean a specific sustained activity engaged in especially in earning one's living.

work may apply to any purposeful activity whether remunerative or not.

her work as a hospital volunteer

employment implies work for which one has been engaged and is being paid by an employer.

your employment with this firm is hereby terminated

occupation implies work in which one engages regularly especially as a result of training.

his occupation as a trained auto mechanic

calling applies to an occupation viewed as a vocation or profession.

the ministry seemed my true calling

pursuit suggests a trade, profession, or avocation followed with zeal or steady interest.

her family considered medicine the only proper pursuit

métier implies a calling or pursuit for which one believes oneself to be especially fitted.

acting was my one and only métier

business suggests activity in commerce or the management of money and affairs.

the business of managing a hotel

Example Sentences

laws that have encouraged the employment of women I've been looking for employment in the machine trade. The new factory should provide employment for hundreds of workers. unskilled workers trying to find paid employment She hopes to find employment as a teacher. The magazine did well during the course of her employment as editor. Employment is at an all-time high in this part of the state. The city is faced with inadequate housing and a lack of employment. See More
Recent Examples on the Web More than 45% of employment in Susanville is at the California Correctional Center and the adjacent High Desert State Prison, local officials told The Times. Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 The average length of employment for workers who gets laid off is only a year, which might be troublesome for the millions of Americans who switched jobs during the past 18 months. Trey Williams, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2022 The employment of such medical skill there, among hunter gatherers who were frequently on the move, is another piece of evidence suggesting that their cultures may have been quite sophisticated. Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2022 At a cost of $800 billion, PPP loans supported the employment of more than 50 million Americans, facilitated compliance with public-health mandates, and enabled a swift economic recovery. Michael Faulkender, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 For Honi Goldman, a local activist and member of the Jewish community, the hiring and continued employment of Judah, despite mounting outrage, represented an unprecedented divide between Louisville's Jews and the nonprofit. Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 25 Aug. 2022 The mechanism to enact perhaps the Trump era’s most notorious and emblematic immigration policy—2018’s family separation program—was the employment of what were infrequently used federal criminal statutes against uninspected border crossings. Felipe De La Hoz, The New Republic, 22 Aug. 2022 The Fair Labor Standards Act provides for the employment of certain individuals at wage rates below the minimum wage. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2022 One way is to amend federal law to require employers to use E-verify to stop employment of unauthorized aliens. Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English employement "expenditure of funds," from emploien "to apply to a task, employ entry 1" + -ment -ment

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of employment was in the 15th century

Phrases Containing employment
IELTS BNC: 933 COCA: 2534
employment

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF EMPLOYMENT | VERB + EMPLOYMENT | EMPLOYMENT + VERB | EMPLOYMENT + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤paid, salaried支薪受雇▸➤full-time, part-time全職工作；兼職工作▸➤lifelong, lifetime, long-term, permanent, stable, steady終身雇用；長期就業；永久雇用；穩定就業➤continued繼續雇用▸➤short-term, temporary短期雇用；臨時雇用▸➤regular定期雇用▸➤casual臨時雇用➤formal正式雇用▸➤seasonal季節性雇用▸➤gainful, meaningful有收益的工作；有意義的工作◇The company was one of the first to offer meaningful employment to the blind.這家公司是首批向盲人提供有意義的工作崗位的企業之一。➤full, total充分就業；完全就業◇The government aims to achieve full employment within three years.政府的目標是在 3 年之內達到完全就業。➤high, low高就業率；低就業率◇an area of very low employment就業率很低的地區➤skilled, unskilled技術性／非技術性工作▸➤blue-collar, white-collar藍領工作；白領工作▸➤factory, office工廠工作；辦公室工作➤federal, public聯邦部門／公共部門雇用➤female, male女性／男性就業➤youth青年就業... OF EMPLOYMENT➤level就業水平◇policies aimed at maintaining a high level of employment旨在保持高就業率的政策VERB + EMPLOYMENT➤look for, seek尋求工作；找工作◇recent graduates seeking employment找工作的應屆畢業生➤find, gain, get, obtain, secure找到工作；獲得雇用◇He finally secured employment in a local factory.他最終在本地一家工廠找到了工作。➤accept, take up (formal) 接受雇用；受聘◇He took up employment with the company in May 2002.他於 2002 年 5 月開始受聘於這家公司。➤give up, leave, lose放棄工作；離職；失業◇She lost her employment when the company closed.公司倒閉後她失業了。➤terminate解雇◇One company terminated his employment after 30 days.一家公司在 30 天後就解雇了他。➤give sb, offer sb為某人提供工作▸➤create, generate, provide創造就業機會；提供就業機會◇This investment will certainly create employment in the area.這項投資肯定會為該地區創造就業機會。◇The steelworks provided employment for thousands of people.這家鋼鐵廠為數千人提供了就業機會。➤ensure, guarantee保證／確保就業▸➤boost, increase, raise, stimulate促進就業；增加就業◇policies designed to stimulate employment旨在促進就業的政策EMPLOYMENT + VERB➤grow, increase, rise就業增加；就業率上升▸➤decline, fall就業率下降EMPLOYMENT + NOUN➤opportunities, options, possibilities, prospects就業機會／選擇／可能性／前景◇There are few employment prospects in the town for unqualified young people.對資歷不足的年輕人來說，在這個鎮幾乎沒有就業機會。➤rights就業權利➤discrimination (especially NAmE) 就業歧視◇laws prohibiting employment discrimination禁止就業歧視的法律➤training就業培訓➤programme/program (especially NAmE) 就業規劃◇a state-subsidized employment programme / program國家資助的就業規劃➤agency, service職業介紹所；就業服務▸➤status就業狀況◇The survey studied the employment status of people within the community.這項調查研究了這個社區住戶的就業狀況。➤history工作經歷◇Interviewers will look carefully at a candidate's employment history.面試官會仔細察看應聘者的工作經歷。➤agreement, contract用工協議；雇用合同▸➤conditions, terms聘用條件；雇用條款▸➤data, figures, records, statistics就業數據；雇用記錄；就業統計▸➤levels, rate就業水平；就業率➤picture, situation就業狀況／形勢◇The employment picture is not good.就業狀況不好。➤patterns, trends就業模式；就業趨勢➤growth就業增長▸➤market就業市場◇graduates entering the employment market進入就業市場的畢業生➤policy就業政策◇the government's full-employment policy政府的完全就業政策➤law, legislation勞工法；就業立法➤lawyer勞動糾紛律師➤tax (NAmE) 就業稅▸➤practices雇用慣例◇The company's employment practices have been widely criticized.這家公司雇用人員的做法受到廣泛批評。PREPOSITION➤in employment就業◇Most of last year's graduates are now in employment.去年的畢業生現在大都已經就業。➤out of employment失業◇She had been out of employment for three years.她已經失業 3 年了。PHRASES➤conditions of employment, terms of employment聘用條件／條款◇Union negotiate conditions of employment.工會就雇用條件進行談判。➤a contract of employment聘任合同➤patterns of employment, trends of employment就業模式／趨勢◇significant changes in patterns of employment就業模式的重大變化  ➡ topic at business

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