employment
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
employment
- /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
- /ɛmˈplɔɪmənt/
Where it comes from
From employ (itself from Middle French employer, from Middle French empleier, from Latin implicō (“enfold, involve, be connected with”), itself from in- + plicō (“fold”)) + -ment.
noun employments · imployment
- The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid. [I]t is certaine no man sees more of the Navye's Transactions than himselfe [the Clerk of the Acts], and possibly may speak as much to the project if required, or else he is a blockhead, and not fitt for that imployment.
- The act of employing. The personnel director handled the whole employment procedure
- The state of being employed. The percentage of a country's population in employment used to be called "participation rate".
- A purpose, a use. This new employment of his time caused no relaxation in his attention to my education.
- An activity to which one devotes time.
- The number or percentage of people at work.
Similar: employ, hire · Opposite: disemployment, unemployment
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: employ, hiring, work, hire, job, utilization, use, utilisation, engagement, usage, exercise, staffing, occupation, recruiting, self-employment, career
noun
Similar: employ, hire · Opposite: disemployment, unemployment
Translations
Every language
noun occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid
| Español | empleo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 일자리 iljari, 직업 jigeop |
| 日本語 | 職 shoku, 職業 shokugyō, 業務 gyōmu, 仕事 shigoto |
| 中文 | 職業 /职业 zhíyè, 工作 gōngzuò |
| हिन्दी | नौकरी naukrī, काम kām |
| Kiswahili | ajira |
| Português | emprego, trabalho, serviço |
| Français | travail, emploi |
| Deutsch | Arbeit |
| Italiano | impiego |
| Ελληνικά | εργασία ergasía, δουλειά douleiá |
| Русский | рабо́та rabóta, заня́тие zanjátije, слу́жба slúžba |
| Tiếng Việt | việc làm |
noun act of employing
| Español | empleo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사용 sayong, 고용 goyong |
| 日本語 | 雇用 koyō |
| 中文 | 就業 /就业 jiùyè, 僱用 /雇用 or 僱傭 /雇佣 gùyòng, 雇用 gùyòng |
| Português | emprego |
| Français | emploi |
| Deutsch | Anstellung |
| Italiano | assunzione |
| Ελληνικά | πρόσληψη próslipsi, εργοδοσία ergodosía, εργοδότηση ergodótisi |
| Русский | трудоустро́йство trudoustrójstvo |
noun state of being employed
| 한국어 | 고용 goyong, 근무 geunmu |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 使われている状態 tsukawarete iru jōtai, 雇用 koyō, 勤め tsutome, 勤務 kinmu |
| 中文 | 就業 /就业 jiùyè, 僱用 /雇用 or 僱傭 /雇佣 gùyòng, 雇用 gùyòng |
| हिन्दी | नौकरी naukrī |
| Português | emprego |
| Français | emploi |
| Deutsch | Beschäftigung, Erwerbstätigkeit |
| Ελληνικά | απασχόληση apaschólisi, εργασία ergasía |
| Русский | трудоустро́йство trudoustrójstvo, за́нятость zánjatostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | việc làm |
| العربية | وَظِيفَة waẓīfa, تَوْظِيف tawẓīf |
noun purpose, use
| 한국어 | 사용 sayong, 이용 iyong |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 使うこと tsukau koto, 使用 shiyō |
| Português | emprego |
| Français | emploi |
| Italiano | impiego |
| Ελληνικά | χρήση chrísi |
| Русский | примене́ние primenénije, испо́льзование ispólʹzovanije, употребле́ние upotreblénije |
| العربية | اِسْتِخْدَام istiḵdām |
noun activity to which one devotes time
| 한국어 | 일 il, 활동 hwaldong |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 仕事 shigoto, 活動 katsudō |
| 中文 | 活動 /活动 huódòng |
| Ελληνικά | εργασία ergasía, απασχόληση apaschólisi |
| Русский | заня́тие zanjátije |
noun number or percentage of people at work
| 한국어 | 취업률 chwieomnyul, 고용 상황 goyong sanghwang |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 就業人口 shūgyōjinkō |
| Français | taux d'emploi |
| Italiano | occupazione |
| Русский | за́нятость zánjatostʹ |
Talk about this word "employment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/employment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. employment. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/employment "employment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/employment.Cite this
@misc{employment_2026,
title = {employment},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/employment},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
