English noun: employment | |||
1. | employment (state) the state of being employed or having a job | ||
Samples | They are looking for employment. He was in the employ of the city. | ||
Synonyms | employ | ||
Broader (hypernym) | state | ||
Antonyms | unemployment | ||
2. | employment (act) the occupation for which you are paid | ||
Samples | He is looking for employment. A lot of people are out of work. | ||
Synonyms | work | ||
Broader (hypernym) | business, job, line, line of work, occupation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | booking, coaching, coaching job, engagement, ministry, navigation, paper route, piecework, public service, sailing, seafaring, service, services, telecommuting, teleworking, work load, workload | ||
3. | employment (act) the act of giving someone a job | ||
Synonyms | engagement | ||
Broader (hypernym) | action | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | booking, call-back, reservation, shape-up | ||
4. | employment (act) the act of using | ||
Samples | He warned against the use of narcotic drugs. Skilled in the utilization of computers. | ||
Synonyms | exercise, usage, use, utilisation, utilization | ||
Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abuse, application, development, exploitation, misuse, play, practical application, practice, recycling | ||