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# employment

noun (employment — usually uncountable)

«employment» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Employment is having a paid job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/employment/#m1)
2. Employment is the act of giving someone work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/employment/#m2)
3. (formal) The employment of something is the use of it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/employment/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography and citizenship lessons employment tells how many people have jobs; maths problems may use employment numbers or percentages. Phrases: «in employment», «full-time employment», «employment rate», «seek employment».

### Examples

- My brother found employment at a garage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/employment/#x1)
- The new factory brought employment to the town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/employment/#x2)
- The employment rate went up this year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/employment/#x3)
- She is in full-time employment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/employment/#x4)
- 80 of every 100 adults are in employment; what fraction is that? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/employment/#x5)
- The employment of robots has changed farming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/employment/#x6)
- Is that the proper sort of employment for me? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/employment/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable. Opposite: unemployment. Verb: employ; person: employee (worker), employer (boss).

## In Jewish tradition

In geography and citizenship lessons employment tells how many people have jobs; maths problems may use employment numbers or percentages. Phrases: «in employment», «full-time employment», «employment rate», «seek employment».

### Note

Uncountable. Opposite: unemployment. Verb: employ; person: employee (worker), employer (boss).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «employment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/employment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«employment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/employment.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «employment» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/employment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«employment» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/employment.html) on Mova free.