/ ɪmˈplɔɪmənt; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U , C ] work, especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed :
to be in paid employment
full-time / part-time employment
conditions / terms of employment
Graduates are finding it more and more difficult to find employment.
pensions from previous employments
➡ note at work
2.
[ U ] the situation in which people have work :
The government is aiming at full employment .
Changes in farming methods have badly affected employment in the area.
OPP unemployment
3.
[ U ] the act of employing sb :
The law prevented the employment of children under ten in the cotton mills.
4.
[ U ] employment (of sth) ( formal ) the use of sth :
the employment of artillery in the capture of the town