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- pronunciation:
- ihm
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- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
an instance or act of employing.
Employment of more workers will allow us to finish the job on time.- synonyms:
- application, exercise, use
- similar words:
- occupation, usage
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| definition 2: |
the condition of being employed.
His employment at that store lasted six years.- synonyms:
- engagement, use
- similar words:
- hire
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| definition 3: |
work done for pay; job.
Her employment as an engineer was interesting.- synonyms:
- job, occupation, work
- similar words:
- business, career, position, post, profession, pursuit, vocation
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| related words: |
practice, use |
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The word employment
contains the following part:
-ment
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act, process, or instance of
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ment
attaches to Latin verb roots (e.g., doc, reg, sed) or to English verbs of Latin origin to form nouns.
Example words:
adjustment, advertisement, agreement, announcement, armament, arrangement, commandment, compartment, complement, compliment, department, document, employment, entertainment, fragment, government, improvement, investment, judgment, measurement, movement, regiment, sediment, sentiment
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