Synonyms for employment
noun
The act of employing
hiring, using, calling, commissioning, contracting, awarding, occupying, engaging, retaining; see also use 1.
An occupation
job, profession, vocation; see job 1, profession 1, trade 2, work 2.
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noun
The act of employing for wages:
engagement, hire. See get, workThe act of putting into play:
application, exercise, exertion, implementation, operation, play, usage, use, utilization. See usedThe state of being employed:
employ, hire. See workThe condition of being put to use:
application, duty, service, use, utilization. See usedActivity pursued as a livelihood:
art, business, calling, career, craft, job, line, métier, occupation, profession, pursuit, trade, vocation, work. (Slang) racket. (Archaic) employ. See action
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