Employment
Pronunciation : Em*ploy"ment
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act of employing or using; also, the state of being employed.
2. That which engages or occupies; that which consumes time or attention; office or post of business; service; as, agricultural employments; mechanical employments; public employments; in the employment of government. Cares are employments, and without employ The soul is on a rack. Young.
Syn. -- Work; business; occupation; vocation; calling; office; service; commission; trade; profession.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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