employment

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/, /ɛmˈplɔɪmənt/ === Noun === employment (countable and uncountable, plural employments) The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid. The act of employing. The state of being employed. A purpose, a use. An activity to which one devotes time. (economics) The number or percentage of people at work. ==== Alternative forms ==== imployment (obsolete) ==== Synonyms ==== employ hire ==== Antonyms ==== disemployment unemployment ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====